Effectiveness of breast self-examination in diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer: A Meta-analysis of case-control studies

VernacularTitle:乳房自检对乳腺癌早期诊断及其预后作用的Meta分析
Author: Xi-Ran HE ¹ ; Quan WANG ; Xiao-Gang WANG ; Jin-Hui TIAN ; Xiao-Qin WANG ; Shuang-Shuang LIU
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1. 兰州大学基础医学院
Keywords: Breast self-examination; Breast cancer; Early diagnosis; Prognosis; Meta-analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(7):777-779
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of breast self-examination (BSE) in diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer. Methods Randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials on effectiveness of BSE were searched. Qualified studies were enrolled and RevMan5.0 was used to perform data analysis.Results Meta analysis results suggested that: compared with no breast self-examination, BSE had a statistically significant benefit in improving breast biopsy rate and detection rate of benign lesions, while no benefit in breast cancer mortality. Conclusions BSE plays an auxiliary role in the early diagnosis of breast cancer, while little benefit in the prognosis of patients.