No.	Recommendations/Statements	EG	LoE	Sources
3.12.	a) As part of the statutory screening for breast cancer, women must be offered medical counselling which provides them with information about potential risk factors and reviews their medical history and familial risks.	EC
	b) Breast self-exams are not adequate to reduce breast cancer mortality if they are the only method used for screening, even if women carry out their breast exams regularly and have received training to perform the exam properly.	ST	1a	1 ,  2
	c) Women should receive qualified information which will encourage them to familiarize themselves with normal changes of their own bodies. These include the appearance of the breast and how it should feel. This should help women notice any changes themselves.	EC
	d) Clinical breast examinations (i.e., the inspection and palpation of the breast and the assessment of lymph drainage) should be offered to women from the age of 30 years as part of statutory breast cancer screening. Clinical examination of the breast and axilla is not recommended as the only method of breast cancer screening.	EC
	e) The systematic use of ultrasound is not recommended as the only method of breast cancer screening.	EC