Show r 4 k via Lg w x g armr a 11 INTERMOUNTAIN Regional Medical Program r representatives and local physicians and dentists will give fre free examinations for head neck and oral cancer February 23 at Uintah County Hospital Picture above shows a previous P cancer screening clinic held recently at Cedar City Head ead Neck deck Oral Cancer Screening Clinic Planned Physicians dentists and residents of Uintah County will combine forces in combating cancer February 23 by participating participating participating par par- in a Head Neck and Oral Cancer Project at Uintah County Hos Ilos pital SPONSORING CO-SPONSORING THE project are the Salt Lake City based Intermountain Regional Regional Re gional Medical Program and the Uintah County Hospital The programs program's programs program's programs program's pro pro- grams gram's aim is to reduce the incidences of death from cancer of the head neck and mouth Beginning the two-day two program will be bea a two hour intensive refresher course for l local cal physicians and dentists February February Feb Feb- 22 at 7 pm p.m. on the early diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis and treatment of head neck and oral cancers LECTURES AND films will be presented pre pre- Participants will review effective diagnostic and treatment techniques for cancer of the facial skin lips tongue oral pharynx cervical lymph nodes and thyroid Throughout the following day February 23 from am a.m. to pm p.m. some Uintah County residents will be examined examined examined ex ex- free of charge at Uintah County Hospital BECAUSE OF public response e to tp the r project h VJ in in other i u reas and in view of the limited amount of time medical professionals and facilities facilities ties residents who are interested in being being being be be- ing examined should complete the coupon coupon coupon cou cou- pon below and return it to the Uintah County Countr Hospital by Monday A committee will review the coupons returned and residents selected will be contacted by telephone as to the time they should attend the clinic on February February February ary 23 PERSONS EXAMINED during the clinic will be referred to their local physician if positive cancer cancer signs are detected During the screening clinic local practitioners will participate and gain additional experience aimed at helping effectively detect s suspicious u s p pic i c i o 0 u s The overall aim of the program according to Dr isto isto is isto to have have- practitioners incorporate the latest diagnostic procedures procedure's s in their routine routine routine rou rou- tine office examinations INVOLVED IN planning the Vernal clinic are are local advisory committee members Erland hospital ad ad- Paul G G. MD M.D. John DDS G G. G Frank Madsen Madsen Madsen Mad- Mad sen MD M.D. and Nina Pease Vernal Cancer Cancer Cancer Can Can- Society director staff m members and consultants involved include Robert C. C tg DDS project director Ben i HD Vis administrative director of the Oral Cancer Project Albert MD M.D. Robin Stevenson MD M.D. plastic surgeon and Reed DDS all of Salt Lake City The two day clinic is one of 36 similar clinics scheduled over the next three Colorado years in Idaho Utah Montana Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Nevada and W Wyoming y yom o in i in n g o Overall v era 11 the t h e pro project j e c t designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to reach 75 per cent of the Intermountain Regions Region's physicians and dentists over 2300 |