Man against cancer: part 1

Early detection is stressed throughout this series on cancer. In this program, Dr. Warfield M. Firor shows cross sectional slides of cancerous breasts, explains the nature of the disease in female breasts, and discusses research being done in this field. He guides the viewers through a film of breast surgery as it is being performed and discusses William S. Halsted's 1890 surgical procedure. Breast cancer survivors demonstrate their range of motion and muscle tone. For cancer recurrence, Dr. Firor recommends excision of the growth, hormone therapy, or x-ray therapy. He also addresses male cancer of the breast. The program concludes with a brief description of three cancer experiments being conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers.