"Self-Examination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION, testicular self-examination).
| Descriptor ID |
D016353
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.750 F01.145.488.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Self-Examination- Self-Examination
- Self-Examinations
- Examination, Self
- Examinations, Self
- Self Examination
- Self Examinations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self-Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Men who have sex with men experience low anxiety and few barriers to performing anal self or companion examinations: a qualitative study of the Prevent Anal Cancer Palpation Study. Cult Health Sex. 2024 Jul; 26(7):920-935.
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Broaching the Topic of HIV Self-testing with Potential Sexual Partners Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3033-3043.
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Few Aggressive or Violent Incidents are Associated with the Use of HIV Self-tests to Screen Sexual Partners Among Key Populations. AIDS Behav. 2020 Jul; 24(7):2220-2226.
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Use of HIV Self-Testing Kits to Screen Clients Among Transgender Female Sex Workers in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb; 24(2):506-515.
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Feasibility of a community-based cervical cancer screening with "test and treat" strategy using self-sample for an HPV test: Experience from rural Cameroon, Africa. Int J Cancer. 2020 07 01; 147(1):128-138.
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Thick melanoma is associated with low melanoma knowledge and low perceived health competence, but not delays in care. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 08; 83(2):587-590.
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Skin Cancer Early Detection Practices among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated with Radiation. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 09; 139(9):1898-1905.e2.
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Acceptability of self-sample human papillomavirus testing among medically underserved women visiting the emergency department. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Aug; 138(2):317-22.
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A pilot randomized trial evaluating lymphedema self-measurement with bioelectrical impedance, self-care adherence, and health outcomes. Lymphat Res Biol. 2014 Dec; 12(4):258-66.
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The symptom burden index: development and initial findings from use with patients with systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2010 Aug 01; 37(8):1692-8.