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From small businesses to academia and government, AI is being used for combating chronic stress, early disease detection and skin cancer self-exams.
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David William Silva, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Please take this seriously and do regular self-exams as well as your annual checkups.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 May 2025
So why are breast self-exams no longer recommended?
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2025
Perform a skin self-exam by inspecting all areas of your skin.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Although routine breast self-exams are no longer recommended as part of screening guidelines, many health professionals still see a value to them.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
According to the American Cancer Society, research has not demonstrated a clear benefit of regular self-exams, especially when women are also getting screening mammograms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Continue to perform regular breast self-exams while breastfeeding to monitor your breasts for possible lumps and other changes.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 29 July 2024
Perform a skin self-exam to identify signs of skin cancer and other problems as early as possible.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
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David William Silva, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Please take this seriously and do regular self-exams as well as your annual checkups.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 May 2025
So why are breast self-exams no longer recommended?
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2025
Perform a skin self-exam by inspecting all areas of your skin.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Although routine breast self-exams are no longer recommended as part of screening guidelines, many health professionals still see a value to them.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
According to the American Cancer Society, research has not demonstrated a clear benefit of regular self-exams, especially when women are also getting screening mammograms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Continue to perform regular breast self-exams while breastfeeding to monitor your breasts for possible lumps and other changes.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 29 July 2024
Perform a skin self-exam to identify signs of skin cancer and other problems as early as possible.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
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“Self-exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-exam. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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