Breast Self-Exam

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Breastcancer.org Podcast

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Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Breastcancer.org's medical adviser. He is a sought-after speaker on the topics of medical ethics and the biology of cancer. Medical and oncology organizations disagree on the value of breast self-exam. The American Cancer Society, for example, doesn’t recommend breast self-exam, while Breastcancer.org believes they are part of a comprehensive screening plan. Dr. Wojciechowski joined us to talk about the role of breast self-exam in screening and why it’s controversial. Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Wojciechowski explain: why organizations stopped recommending breast self-exam the benefits and drawbacks of breast self-exam how he talks to his patients about breast self-exam Running time: 12:02