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Show i u EDITORIALS OF THE WEEK WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BUY? World War II was costly in money and lives. Yet, over the period of years between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day, 607,000 Americans died cruel deaths as cancer victimsmore vic-timsmore than twice as many Americans as were killed or listed missing in action in World War II. Cancer is killing Americans at the rate of 175,000 every year 478 every day 20 every hour one every three minutes I More than 500 Utahns succumbed to cancer last year. And the rate is increasing! Cancer is mankind's number one enemy It is no respecter re-specter of ages. It is dreaded more than any other disease because it threatens not only death, but long and often terrible ter-rible suffering. But there is one vital hope in this dreary picture. At least one sufferer out of three can be saved with YOUR At least 30 to 50 percent of cancer cases CAN BE CURED I But they must be detected earlyl That is the thing you should remember most when you are asked to contribute to the fund'drive of the Utah Division, Divi-sion, American Cancer Society. That is why the Utah Field Army of the American Cancer Society asks you to be oenerous with your gifts April 1 to 30. Remember: CANCER COSTS L1VES1 CANCER CONTROL COSTS MONEY! Then deide-WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BUY? |