| Show Governor Blood Proclaims April 14 To 20 Cancer Control Week In line with President Roosevelt's designating April as Cancer Control Control Con Con- Month Governor Henry H. H Blood has proclaimed this week April 14 a to 20 as Cancer Week in to Utah with the Utah Women's Field Army for the Control of Cancer Cancer Cancer Can Can- making an extensive drive to acquaint of the danger danCer signals of the dread disease Mrs Don W Draper of Cedar City has been named District Commander and Mrs Mark McMullin City Commander in charge of activities in this region r The campaign of the Women Women's Field Army against cancer has for its objectives the prevention of the disease and an appreciation of the fact by the public of the importance Importance importance tance of consultation with the family physician concerning any unusual growth in the body It la Js with this in mind that this week has been set aside during which time pamphlets have been distributed distributed distributed distri distri- buted and talks given at various club meetings on the prevention and control of cancer and that the drug stores throughout the state have donated space in setting up educational booths where literature literature literature litera litera- ture Is being distributed and memberships memberships memberships mem mem- registered Statistics show that in 1838 one death out of every ten occurring in the state of Utah resulted from cancer while In 1939 this had increased in increased increased in- in creased to one in every nine deaths in the state This in spite spill of the fact that the fight against cancer is making progress and that authoritative assurance Is given that the number of deaths from this cause may be greatly reduced by early diagnosis and proper treatment This year the Women's Field Army for the Control of Cancer Cancer Cancer Can Can- hopes to interest more people and collect in addition to the amount amount amount a- a mount needed for necessary expenses expenses expenses ex ex- which have been cut to a minimum enough memberships to start a small loan fund to provide provide pro pro- vide hospitalization for the borderline border borderline line cases Seventy percent of all membership funds will wUl remain lu to Utah while the remaining thirty percent Is R used in research work and expenses with all services do- do by the army doctors and the drug stores Mrs Draper and Mrs McMullin announce that the local clubs and drug stores as well ell as the doctors are cooperating to a great extent and that the people In this vicinity have shown a great deal of Interest Interest Interest Inter Inter- est in receiving and using the In Information Information information in- in formation which is being presented this week The philosophy of the Women's Field Army my is a follows To 1 teach the public the early signs of cancer and the significance e of these signs when present 2 To emphasize the fact tact that many forms of cancer in the early stages when t treated adequately are curable drive home to all aU intelligent persons that the control of cancer cancer cancer can can- is a personal matt matter r in that tha t they must take the first step to toward toward toward to- to ward this control by asking t the he physician of their choice for a periodic medical examination a sad d c advice regarding further steps step to i taken if necessary To 4 take unreasonable fear of the dl disease from the public mind by replacing fallacies and formation with known facts 5 To teach the public and interest in interest interest in- in terest the medical profession in the value of periodic medical examinations examinations examina examina- I of apparently well individuals as an Important measure for the control of cancer 6 To warn the public against all persona persons advertising or guaranteeing guarantee guarantee- ing cancer cures something which no ethical physician will wUl do That 7 the problem In each cam- cam be recognized and ways and means for handling it be taken up uS with the local Executive Committee Commit Commit- tee of the Women's Field Army Such objectives are to be heartily commended and it is hoped that everyone will avail himself of the to learn something of this dread disease and to assist asIstIn in every way possible to eventually I II stamp it out of our community and I the nation at large |
