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" A ten-minute talk with a radiographer and reading a booklet on breast cancer could raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease and help to improve survival rates, experts say. Researchers at King&amp;#039;s College London studied the effects of the intervention, known as Promoting Early Presentation (PEP), in more than 860 women, aged 67 to 70 years. Participants were attending their final mammogram under the NHS Breast Screening Programme and were either given the PEP intervention, the booklet alone, or usual care. The researchers found that, after two years had passed, women who had one-to-one talks about breast cancer symptoms tended to have better knowledge than the other women. Twenty-one per cent of those who received the PEP intervention were deemed to be breast cancer aware, compared with just six per cent of those who received usual care. Lead author Dr Lindsay Forbes, whose findings are published in the British Journal of Cancer, said: &amp;#039;This study shows that the PEP not only raises awareness in older women but also does it for a longer period of time than any other intervention of its kind.&amp;#039; She added: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s encouraging to see that the PEP helps women maintain the knowledge to detect symptoms and see their doctor as quickly as possible.&amp;#039; Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, change in the size or shape of the breast, altered skin texture or drawing in of the nipple. Women should also visit their GP if they experience any discharge or a rash on the nipple or surrounding area. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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