Question

The purpose of self-examination is to

A. find unusual lumps immediately.


B.save a patient a trip to the doctor.


C. treat a disease that has already been identified.


D. create a better understanding of how the human body works.

Answer 1

examination of one's body for signs of illness or disease: breast self-examination. ... We must believe, though the evidence is ambiguous, that self-examination helps us as individuals and societies.