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During an Annual Physical Exam,a 43-Year-Old Patient States That She

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During an annual physical exam,a 43-year-old patient states that she doesn't perform monthly breast self-examinations.She tells the nurse that she believes that mammograms "do a much better job than I ever could to find a lump." The nurse should explain to her that:


A) mammography may not detect all palpable lumps.
B) breast self-examination is unnecessary until the age of 50 years.
C) she is correct,mammography is a good replacement for breast self-examination.
D) she doesn't need to perform breast self-examination as long as a physician checks her breasts yearly.

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