Show v y 41 or NEW NEV WEAPON AGAINST CANCER latest development in kentucky a campaign against cancer Is acquisition of this mobile detection bus dr ellis duncan medical director and nurse are shown here welcoming three girls referred to them for examination ON HEALTH FRONT mobile detection bus to aid fight on cancer features the farmers wife with the lump in her breast the village store clerk whose voice has dwindled to a hoarse whisper no longer need they go without examination for months and live in the fear that they may have cancer A new weapon forged by the kentucky division of american cancer society with ohp aid of general electric X ray corporation has made it possible for people in outlying areas where doctors and x ray facilities are few to receive first class medical elaml nation for cancer without the cost and difficulty of traveling great dis this weapon is the first mobile cancer detection bus ever to be equipped with x ray apparatus modeled after buses now used tor for x ray surveys of apparently healthy persons in tia campaigns the can bus known officially as the cancer mobile will carry xray x ray into the by ways of kentucky acting as an extension arm of the state s widespread network of 16 cancer clinics aid rural areas the unit however will not be used for mass survey work as this 3 would be economically impossible but it will permit bringing detection facilities to thousands who other wise might succumb to the nation a no 2 killer primary purpose of the unit Is to provide free examination for or suspected cases among those unable to pay in addition do doctors c who do not have x ray facilities cili ties also may use the ampara in he the bus for their private patients kentucky physicians are support ing the unit enthusiastically and have volunteered their services without charge for the examination of indigents gents the unit was purchased for the kentucky cancer group by young women of the louisville junior league who also have offered to go out with the unit in teams to take case histories and assist in handling patients only cost to the cancer so clety is for services of the medical director dr ellis duncan and his technician to insure fullest utilization of the bus and other diagnostic facilities the cancer organization has under way an intensive program of aduca tion this is designed to increase the public s awareness of warning symptoms and to stress the imbor tance of rout routine me periodic medical examinations stress lay education the bus will go only to coun counties ties which extend a formal invitation through their county medical soci boci aties after arrangements have been made to have the unit come to a particular county members of the medical society and other groups will be asked to volunteer assistance at the diagnostic clinic to be held in the bus while the unit Is in the county educational ducat ional programs on cancer control will be presented to lay groups acquisition of the bus is the latest of many steps taken by kentucky in its battle against this dread disease the first state to have per cent organ of all counties for fund raising kentucky also is cred cited with sponsoring frequent cancer detection and treatment clinics and with promoting an educational program reaching down to grade school children because of the large proportion of volunteer work done adminis tra tive costs of the kentucky cancer program have been held down to only 3 per cent the bus is of sturdy construction designed specifically for the corn com coverage of the state over roads of all types it Is equipped with fluorescent lighting ventilating fan electric heater shockproof cables vibration dampers for the xray x ray tube headlined lead lined partitions to protect personnel against radiation work benches and water storage tanks honest citizens outdo honesty VIROQUA WIS even hon esty can be outdone out done a recent in aident here indicates berlle moore vernon county employee was on his way to the bank with a roll of bills bound with a rubber band when the band suddenly snapped and the money whirled down the street passersby rounded up he the bills and returned them to moore lie counted the roll and it totaled 1150 he had started out with 1147 i rural blood bank follows pattern of pioneer days FAIRPLAY COLO in an at tempt to guard against sudden emergencies in which outside help might come too late residents of park county are organizing their own walking blood banz a in a modern application of the rural neighbor help neighbor trad tion which dates back to pioneer days residents of the scattered fre isolated communities of the county will have their blood typed and recorded to qualify them for service as potential donors demand tor for blood is not great enough to warrant a regular bank with typed blood kept on hand in sterile containers yet in distant corners comers of the county particularly when roads are snow blocked in winter time sudden emergencies frequently arise then it a too late to get blood from denver too late to call for volunteers and type their blood but if prospective donors neighbors friends and relatives are already typed a card index provides the key to a I 1 walking blood bank on which a doctor can draw quickly promoting the project are dr robert patterson of fairplay who learned the value of blood transou while in military service the american legion post and county commissioners the belle bonfils memorial blood bank of denver and the state health department are co operating in the venture among the county s 2 resi dents about 1000 1 are ot of donor age and about of them are expected to qualify as prospective donors |