Breast health

What is fibrocystic breast disease? — References & further reading

1 American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2003. Fibrocystic. URL: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fibrocystic (accessed 04.05.2009).

2 Love, S., et al. 1982. Sounding board. Fibrocystic “disease” of the breast — a nondisease? NEJM, 307 (16), 1010–1014.

3 Storck, S. 2008. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fibrocystic breast disease. URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000912.htm (accessed 02.27.2009).

4 Storck, S. 2008.

5 Love, S. 2008. New evidence-based review finds breast self-exam fails to reduce cancer deaths. URL: http://www.dslrf.org/breastcancer/content.asp?CATID=0&L2=1&L3=4&L4=0&PID=&sid=130&cid=1470 (accessed 04.22.2009).

  Thomas, D., et al. 2002. Randomized trial of breast self-examination in Shanghai: Final results. J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 94 (19), 1445–1457. URL: http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/94/19/1445 (accessed 04.22.2009).

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Roubidoux, M. 2007. Breast, fibroadenoma: eMedicine Radiology. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/345779-overview (accessed 04.23.2009).


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Original Publication Date: 05/26/2009
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet

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