Cancer: the problem of early diagnosis (D)

United States, 1949

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An educational documentary looking at the disease - cancer. This film addresses the carious forms of cancer - gastric, breast, cervix, lung etc - and explains the symptoms involved with each. Employs diagrams and actual surgery footage to assist in explaining the disease. Aims to convey the message that early diagnosis and treatment is often the best prevention of cancer. Contains graphic footage of surgery.

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Credits

production company

American Cancer Society

Audio Productions

Duration

00:30:32:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1949

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312632

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Breast - Cancer

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Research

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Surgery

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cervix uteri - Cancer

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cervix uteri - Cancer - Diagnosis

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lungs - Cancer

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical sciences

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Surgery

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Diseases

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Medical sciences

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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