in a cancer society monograph in 1958 , haagensen said , `` '' it is probable that , from the point of view of the greatest possible gain in early diagnosis , teaching women how to examine their own breasts is more important than teaching the technique of breast examination to physicians , for we must keep in mind the fact that at least 98 percent of the women who develop breast carcinoma discover their tumors themselves . '' ''
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