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...creating the irregular heartbeats that were picked up by the Holter monitor. Then they figured out where to place the lead wires from the ICD to ensure that it would deliver the correct voltage to the appropriate spots on the heart whenever the heart needed to resume a normal beat...
...after all. After reviewing eight major studies, a Canadian task force has concluded that there is little evidence that the technique saves lives. Indeed, the data the group looked at suggest that breast self-exams can do more harm than good, prompting unnecessary testing of what are in fact normal lumps. The task force's recommendation: women should no longer be routinely taught how to screen themselves for breast cancer...
...know a little more about this report. First of all, two of the studies in the Canadian review were conducted in China and Russia, which do not have access to the most advanced diagnostic techniques. Under these circumstances you would expect to see a lot more biopsies of normal tissue. And because it takes so long for most cancers to grow, you also expect to see the risks of a screening test show up before any gains...
...teach you how to do them right. The most important thing is to report any unusual changes to your doctor. Many breast cancers are still found by women themselves, often while showering or during sex. Even if monthly breast exams don't wind up saving lives, knowing what's normal and what's not for your breasts could help save yours...
...think of herself as a prodigy. "A prodigy, in my mind, is someone who practices eight hours a day and has a big concert career at 13," she once told a reporter. "That's not my style. I practice maybe half that much, and I've had a pretty normal life...