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Show Cancer is One of the Most Curable Diseases Cancer is one of the most curable of the major diseases in this country. That statement, shocking but true, is the message of "The Hopeful Side of Cancer," Can-cer," a newly revised booklet now available from the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society. There are 1.5 million Americans Ameri-cans alive today who have had cancer and defeated it. The booklet aims to dispel the feat that too often blocks public awareness of the progress being made against cancer, and prevents patients from seeking help, said Dr. Gerald P. Stevenson, Utah Division President. Concrete advances have been made in early detection of cancer through the "Pap" test; new techniques for detecting endometrial cancer; the proctosigmoidescope (pro-to) (pro-to) which detects colon and rectum cancer; breast mammography mam-mography and thermography. Early detection is also aided when people get an annual check up, know cancer's seven warning signals, and women practice breast self-examination. Prevention of sortie cancers is also possible. More is being learned about substances on the job and in the environment which cause cancer. Lung cancer is largely preventable by not smoking, and skin cancer by avoiding overexposure overexpos-ure to the sun. Advances and improvements improve-ments in surgery, radiotherapy radiother-apy and anti-cancer drugs and hormones, and use of some of them together, have increased their effectiveness against cancer and their safety. Increasing emphasis is being be-ing placed on rehabilitating cancer patients through' such programs as "Reach to Recovery" Recov-ery" and similar programs aiding those who have lost their larynxes and those who have undergone ostomy surgery, sur-gery, all using volunteers who are former patients themselves. them-selves. Finally, promising research projects are being carried out in a number of areas, including viruses, immunology, immunol-ogy, and better treatments for cancer patients. The booklet, as well as a variety of other literature and educational films and programs, pro-grams, may be obtained from the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society, 610 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 - 3220431; the Provo office, 84 North University Avenue, Provo, Utah 84601 - 373-5886; and the Ogden Office, 707 - 24th Street, Odgen, Utah 84401 -393-1110. |