The aim of the study was to answer the question--do women at procreative age practise breast self-examination, how often do they make such examination and what are the purposes? The study was carried out in 149 female students from the Faculty of Nursing and Health Studies at the University Medical School in Lublin. The study was carried out on the basis of author's questionnaire. The results showed that 79.9% of all respondents practise breast self-examination but not all of them regularly. Well-off women more often practise breast self-examination than the poor ones. Concern about their own health was the main cause for breast self-examination. Women who have not practiced this examination said they have not been doing it because they were afraid of noticing some changes.