[kcherub]

Debbie,

As always, your thoughts and comments are appreciated--they add to an already interesting discussion.

I think that those of us who found our cancer initially through a BSE are, of course, going to be pro-BSE. No matter what the research says, I am still going to ask my friends to "feel themselves up". I find it hard to believe that it would have been just as fine for me to be diagnosed with a larger tumor (say at my next GYN appt.). I do know what the stats are, but still...you know?

I don't go the "chart in the shower" route for my BSEs, but I do know what is there and will know if something comes up that shouldn't be there. We are years away from younger women getting imaging, and probably too much longer for those of us without a strong family history.

Oh--the unregistered posts may have been from members who are just unable to log in. I have had that happen several times in the last few months, and just ended up not posting instead of posting as "unregistered".

Take care,