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Show tCANCER net - Tgm rMswerklme lSil jmerlcan Cancer Society 5 urn. r, , . jjjji jiijuk feature, prepared . 1( American Cancer k J- 4 to help save your I ., ' r.a cancer, isitt- , wrirej: "I learned FRIZ i id bttat self-examination held : -in ago and now that I ind I r (one through1 the meno-1S meno-1S C.: k I am not sure of the r tip k time of the month to do it." ANSWE Rline: Your physician physi-cian will help you select a proper time of month for you to practice this important self examination, and may suggest other kinds of tests that will be useful as you grow older. Please remember to examine your breasts once a month. It is one of the best ways of finding possible breast cancer, a disease that becomes more common as women grow older. An auto worker explains: "I suffer from ulcers, and my doctor told me to quit smoking. Why?" ANSWE Rline: Cigarette smoking has an adverse effect on the healing of stomach ulcers. Also, death rates from peptic ulcers among cigarette smokers is nearly three times that of nonsmokers. Those are two very good reasons to quit smoking and you can do 1 it. Helpful free literature and advice is available from your local American Cancer Society Unit. The ACS may be able to offer a smoking withdrawal program. Please take advantage of these offers because you have a real incentive incen-tive now to give up a health-destroying health-destroying habit. A woman in her 20's writes: "Last month my aunt died of j ovarian cancer. What can I do to protect myself against this disease?" ANSWERIine: There is no known way to prevent ovarian cancer which occurs most frequently fre-quently in women between 40 and 65 years of age. It is a difficult disease to diagnose so it is wise to follow a sound general health rule for all women: have routine pelvic examinations on a schedule that your physician thinks best for you. Women who have a history of ovary-related problems such as infertility, a tendency towards spontaneous spontan-eous abortion, increased premenstrual pre-menstrual tension or heavy menstruation with marked breast tenderness, and a family history of ovarian cancer, should certainly be under a physician's care. |