The show famously showed a live birth and gave instructions to women viewers about breast self-examination.
Then we would see whether there is an incremental benefit of breast self-examination.
Adequate studies have not been carried out to determine whether breast self-examinations prevent early death from cancer, according to a new medical report.
But no studies have proven the value of breast self-examinations for any age group, the report said.
To do a breast self-examination, remove all your clothes above the waist and lie down.
Make sure you give yourself regular breast self-examinations after breast cancer treatment.
Ask your doctor for tips that can help you perform a breast self-examination correctly.
Yet some critics noted that women still seemed to die of supposedly early cancers they had found during breast self-examination.
Young women must learn and practice breast self-examination, no matter what their age or family history.
Ten years after the study began, there was no benefit from breast self-examination.