Monthly Breast Exam Reminder
Women often forget to perform amonthly breast self-examination.
Women often forget to perform amonthly breast self-examination. Ifyour patient takes oral contraceptives,tell her to examine her breasts theday she starts a new pack of pills.This also ensures that the exam willbe done during the first 2 weeks ofthe menstrual cycle, which is the optimaltime for a breast examination.
-Nancy H. Fraser, ARNP
 Orange Park, Fla
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