A clinical breast examination is a physical examination of the
breast done by a doctor. Clinical breast examinations may be used
along with mammograms to check women for breast cancer.
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Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
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Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Revised
February 3, 2011
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