Show briton sees great advance in battle to defeat cancer new york A great advance in the struggle against again st cancer was reported by dr W cramer of the ilie imperial cancer research fund L london jon to the american journal of cancer here this Is the fact that the increase fai uc 4 ancer during the last 20 years in It england neland nt at least la is almost all in the aga groups oyer oscr 65 years this is true for cancer of the organs mosi mos t frequently attacked by cancer such as the tongue esophagus stomach intestines liver and pancreas in men a and nd the uterus in women woman the only exception Is in the case of breast cancer in women here there la Is a significant increase even in the earlier age groups 76 to the average person and his relatives dr cramer points out tn in reporting this encouraging advance in the fight against cancer the question of importance Is not whether ha be dies from cancer or some other disease but at what ago age ho he dies from any disease whatever the increase in cancer mortality aUty ls la not so frightening when it Is r re a alizad vint that cancer Is not killing any more people before have approached pro ached the biblical span of life titan than it did 20 years or more ago |