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Show Grand Cancer Crusaders Top Goal For 72 With SI ,536 Collected Successful crusaders from the Grand County Unit of the American Cancer Society for the 1972 cancer fund raising rais-ing campaign. The team of volunteer workers, led to victory vic-tory by Mrs. Delbert R. Long of Moab, collected a total of $1,536.18. The 1972 goal set for the unit was $1,500 giving a great percentage of 102 per cent. i State Crusade Chairman Preston G. Adams of Salt Lake City extended personal congratulations to Mrs. Long and the Crusaders for their outstanding achievement in the nationwide drive toward conquering cancer in our lifetime. The enviable record re-cord in the fight against cancer can-cer was attained through the help of many volunteers. As solicitors collected contributions, con-tributions, they also distributed distri-buted pamphlets urging everyone ev-eryone to "Take Time Out For Life" with a regular checkup. A list of cancer's seven warning signals was included: Change in bowel or bladder habits, a sore that does not heal .unusual bleeding or discharge, thickening thick-ening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, obvious ob-vious change in wart or mole nagging cough or horseness. Any of these symptoms spells CAUTION and Should be brought to a doctors attention, atten-tion, the pamphlets stressed. Mr. Adams pointed out that more people could be saved from cancer if they will only see their physicians in time for early diagnosis and treatment. This is part of the urgent message the volunteers are helping to spread, he said. Thoroughout the state, forty county units have been working toward achieving a goal of $280,000 for the 1972 Crusade. In 1971 Utahns contributed con-tributed $274,332 to help wipe out cancer. Crusace Kinds are used for cancer research, professional and public education and in- formation, and services to cancer patients, .Mr. Adams explained. For every $10 contributed con-tributed by Utahns to cancer can-cer research, The American Cancer Society has returned $40 to Utah in research grants, Mr. Adams noted. Over Ov-er $400,000 in research grants was in effect during the past year at the University Univers-ity of Utah, LDS Hospital Holy Cross Hospital,, Utah State University and Brig-ham Brig-ham Young University, the state crusade chairman said. Mr. Adams emphasized the leading role being played by the Utah Division in its Virginia Vir-ginia Whitney Cancer Detection De-tection Clinics. During the past 3 years over 8,000 women wo-men in Utah's rural areas have been reached with free breast and uterine examinations examina-tions and Pap smear tests. The clinic is staffed by volunteer vol-unteer doctors, nurses and lay people. It does not treat patients. Its job is to detect suspicious symptoms and then to refer patients to ;their local physicians for follow-up examination and treatment. Another phase of the roving clinics is to present pre-sent films on the importance import-ance of regular breast self-examination self-examination and information concerning uterine cancer. , Mr. Adams recently was commended for his success in the American Cancer Society's Soc-iety's Crusade which he has led in Utah for two successive succes-sive years. He was presented an honorary award for having hav-ing been instrumental in leading Crusaders to raise over a half million dollars in ' Utah during the past two years. |