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Show Free Cancer Clinks Popular Among Utah Women, Society Says Women who may have I gone years without, a pin'-Mcul pin'-Mcul (Minima! ion will ilri e miles for a free cancer checkup if Ihey become convinced con-vinced if may save their lives. Thai, is one of I he lessons that volunteer physicians and officials of the Utah Division of Ihe American Cancer Soeioly have learned lear-ned alter 10 moiilhs of the Virginia Whitney Projeel, a success that has far exceeded ex-ceeded expectat ions. A total of 4,857 women in rural Utah have received receiv-ed examinations and pap tests for cancer of toe' breast and cervix at 14 clinics clin-ics since the program Logan Lo-gan in 1000. "When (he dedicated efforts ef-forts of local volunteers1 are concentrated to canvas; a rural area and residents realize that a free clinic may be a one-time chance to get at cancer before it gets a real start, the response res-ponse is often overwhelming," overwhelm-ing," said Dr. Charles Smart, President of the Utah Division. In Emery County, for example, where there are no practicing physicians, the turnout at an initial clinic in Castle Dale, April 25, 1070, was so great (GuO women) that more than ICO had to be turned away. A follow-up clinic was scheduled sched-uled in Huntington six' months later, Oct. 24, and an additional 101 women showed up for the tests. In almost every clinic, a few women were discovered disco-vered to have cancer a previously unknown condition. condi-tion. Because the disease was in an early slage in every case, their lives weie likely saved, Dr. Smart pointed out. Mrs. Barbara Prince, Chairman of the Virginia Whitney Codf Contest states stat-es that more than ?5,000 was raised in the annual g'olf contest held last month on courses throughout th. state which will provide funds for additional clinics now being planned for arc-as arc-as where doctors are scarce. Because breast and cervical cer-vical cancers are widespread wide-spread and can be detected and treated with some success, suc-cess, the rural clinics have focused on these manifestations manifes-tations of the disease. Dr. Smart, Mrs. Prince and others believe, in fact, that it is a "realistic goal for Utah to alempt to be he first slate in the nation na-tion to eliminate di-ulis from cancer of the cervix by 1070." This call only be ai-eoni-plished by persuading cvi I V Woman in the stale of the necessity of an annual p.:,i smear test and cancer examination. ex-amination. (In its early s a-ges, a-ges, cancer of the cervix can gi uerally be cure I by relatively simple surgeiy.) 'Ihe success of Ihe one-day one-day clinics in drawing women wo-men who have neglei li d regular examinations in the past is a hopeful sign in reaching the 1070 goal, Dr. Smart .said. As many as 1 1 women at some clinics indicated th"v bad never had a physical examination before. Between Be-tween 30 and 00 women at. most clinics said they had not had an examination of an ,' I Oct lor t'.o wal l. The I l .ii Hi-, i e.ii h , ; l,i : ii v. i.i.-iy hoici'i-l i a Ihe Vii-'iiiii, W li.tney Project. Pro-ject. I:, lie- May i 1 ' I .o I'lah .Me,, i. :,l Bala tei. Dr. W. Knox Fitpa! re 1.. at- if phy.- icii 11 at, I to y Ci lioap'tal. wrote ti,a the olllij.-s i Hi. iellt'.V "pi'-'-ilu.e what we reco a i n : end . namely, anou ,1 physh id ex a miiiai inns." a ml help ma -up "o,.e of the beat, early can cr-deii i lion p.'.c.M'iiai-. in the . i unify." In addition. Ihe nalion-al nalion-al . il'i. e of the American ' Cancer Seciely awarded an honors oitalion and plaque to t lie Ut ah I )i ision in re' -ogni'ion of t lie p'-ojc-'. a re -nits. |