Breast self examination.

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<p>This film takes the form of a lecture taking place at the Central Women's Club Health Lecture by Sutton A. Williams,  Williams fields questions from the elegantly dressed women from the club. Williams addresses some of the symptoms of cancer - often it is an invisible disease. A woman visits her doctor and asks his whether she should examine her own breasts. He then explains in detail the procedure so that she can carry this out herself. At home, as discussed the patient examines her breasts in front of the mirror with the view to doing this monthly .</p>

Breast self examination.

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