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Show CANCER RANKS HIGHIN UTAH Cancer was the second greatest great-est disaster in Utah during 1948. It far out-stripped automobile accidents, blizzards, snow and winter weather, and airplane accidents. ac-cidents. In Salt Lake City, the capitol city of the state, of 1983 deaths during 1948, 304 died from cancer. can-cer. That is 1 in every 6.5 persons. per-sons. In the state there were 537 lives claimed by cancer. Approximately Approx-imately 80 per cent of those cancer can-cer cases reported, resulted in death. "It is tragic, but many of these - deaths could be avoided, according ac-cording to Mrs. Emil de Neuf, state commander for the American Ameri-can Cancer Society. "The incidence inci-dence of death from cancer when it has progressed to some degree before it is detected, is from 80 to 90 per cent while if detected early deaths result in only 25 per cent of the cases. If caught early, cancer in many instances can be cured." During the observance of Cancer Can-cer Control month during April in Utah and the rest of the nation, early symptoms of cancer are being publicized so those who have them may see their doctors for the detection of cancer. The story was carried to 300,00 persons per-sons during 1948. The 1949 fund drive being conducted in every county of the state during April is to provide funds to set up free cancer detection de-tection centers, to carry on the educational campaign, all by volunteer workers, and also to provide funds for research into the cause and possible cure of cancer. The public is asked to cooperate in their local community commu-nity cancer drive. o |
