Show Cancers Cancer's Warning Signals Know Cancers Cancer's warning signals signals signals sig sig- sig- sig nals a daily saving life-saving re re- re- re minder Determined to make the public fully conscious of cancers cancer's warning warning warning warn warn- ing signals the American Cancer Society has adopted an Action approach through a new leaflet Know Cancers Cancer's Warning Sig Sig- nals The leaflet to be placed in all homes in Manti ManU Ephraim and Sterling during the Society's 1967 educational and fund raising Crusade beginning the first of April is designed with warning signals listed on a special section section section sec sec- sec sec- tion which can be torn off and pasted on the family medicine cabinet Getting people to read and retain retain re re- tain the facts contained in a simple leaflet even if the facts are vital and life saving has proved to be a real challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge Crusade Chairman Don Stott said We believe the new action pamphlet may widen public public public pub pub- lic awareness Our incentive is the fact that at present only 69 per cent of the people of the country canname canname can canname name even one of cancers cancer's several several several sev sev- eral warning signals in spite of years of educational effort by bythe bythe bythe the Society Mr Stott noted During the Crusade when a volunteer urges you to post the warning signals Mr Stott urged everyone to do so and most of all heed them and take proper action if action is called for The individual alone is responsible for getting to a doctor in time for early detection and proper treatment Mr Stott pointed out that since the aged can now receive the benefit of early diagnosis and treatment through Medicare an awareness of the warning signals signals signals sig sig- nals becomes especially important import import- ant as cancer strikes most often often often of of- ten among older people The chairman pointed out that early diagnosis and prompt treatment have contributed substantially substantially sub sub- to the fact that 1400 men women and children cured of cancer are now alive He added that the leaflet points out that a warning signal does not necessarily or even usually mean cancer but if one lasts more than two weeks it is important Important important Im im- to go to your doctor The warning signals are Unusual Unusual Unusual Un Un- usual bleeding or discharge a lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere a sore that does not heal change in bowel or bladder habits hoarseness or cough indigestion or difficulty in swallow swallowing ng and change in a th wart or mole |