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Date: | Wed, 22 Mar 1995 00:13:00 CST |
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Thanks for your two cents, Harry and Sarah. I vote that it be considered=
at
least 4=A2 worth! Your point is well taken. The point I was trying=
to make
is that ultrasound could be considered an appropriate alternative=
to
mammogram when breastfeeding is ongoing. You are right, of course,=
re:
going beyond just that if a mass is suspected. This point was made=
time
and again at our breastfeeding and breast cancer program. The other=
point
made was that whenEVER a mother feels a lump, she should NOT IGNORE=
IT.=20
A good case could be made for EVERY LC teaching breast self-exam=
as a
regular part of visits with mothers. It is not all that differnet=
from
breast massage, used for other reasons, and encouraging every mother=
to do
it regularly might help more spot very small changes before anyone=
else
might. After all, how many busy mothers of (especially small) children=
see
the MD for themselves as often as they do for their children?
Thanks again for your points--all well taken. Keep adding them!!=
kga
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