Show County Eyes April as Cancer Month April has been designated as cancer ancer month according to Crusade Chairman Gene Ray Hall The quota for Uintah County is 2500 Volunteer workers will be contacted to solicit the residential residental resident resident- ial al and business districts and contributions will be appreciated ed d Mr Hall said SKIN CANCER the most common type of cancer in Utah Utah will be spotlighted during dur duro ing log the next two months during a special education program conducted by the Uintah County Unit of the American Cancer Society Mrs Charles R. R Henderson county unit chairman said programs programs pro pro- grams will be presented for clubs lubs service groups schools and nd churches They will include rums films and talks by doctors VOLUNTEER workers will distribute pamphlets posters and nd other educational materials around round the county to help people peo pie recognize e the danger signals of if skin cancer and urge them themo I to o get early treatment Skin c cancer e is s 90 per per e cent ec n I cu curable e and can of often be t taken care are of rather simply However some ome forms can be fatal es es- if they are ignored by bybe bythe bythe the be victim MOST SKIN cancer is caused by ultraviolet rays in the sunlight sunlight sun sun- light and develop on the exposed exposed exposed expos expos- ed parts of the body such as the face neck forearms and backs of of hands Danger signals Inc Include ude a dry sealey patch of skin or a pim pimple pIe which persists or an inflamed inflamed in in- flamed flamed area area with a a crusting center or a pale lump ANYONE ANYON E CAN develop skin cancer but it most often occurs in people who have fair ruddy I or sandy complexion and who are exposed excessively to sun sun- light Farmers have a high rate of skin cancer The skin cancer program is part of ta a 12 month 12 month education campaign being conducted by bythe bythe bythe the 41 County Units of the Utah Division American Cancer Society |