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Show - Kfaitt)im9s LFSirsit ILsdly IPiraifises sBim.ir (Dimitirfl IPiio(OgaoSQimn Core Of Nation's Health Is Patriotic Duty Of Wartime "Conquer Fear, Delay and Ignorance," Is Slogan Of Women's Field Army In the Fight Against Second Greatest Cause of Death In United States virtual knowledge of these facts, leading to the saving of 100,000 lives annually, would be an enormous enor-mous contribution to the welfare of our nation." , i (Signed) Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a statement supporting the current anti-cancer campaign now being conducted throughout, the nation by the American Society for the Control of Cancer, points out that the protection of one's own health in war time may bo considered a patriotic duty. Her message, received re-ceived here today by the Clariou Is as follows: THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON "The reminder of the American 1 Society for the Control of Cancer j that April was set aside by Con- gress in 193S as ''Cancer Control Month" is a timely reminder that in our concern about the war we should not relax our efforts in other directions for the protection of the nation. "Protecting the armed forces against disease has always been a vital factor in war. This is being done effectively by our medical service, which is second to none. The protection of civilian health, however, continues to be largely a matter of individual responsibility. responsibili-ty. In time of war that responsibility responsi-bility may be considered a patriotic patri-otic duty. "On a previous occasion I have commented on the fact that many men and women are thinking of participation in the war effort exclusively ex-clusively in terms of military service. ser-vice. We all realize, I am sure, that everyone cannot be used in this way. "The April educational and enlistment en-listment campaign of the Women's Field Army of the Cancer Society suggests a phase of national defense de-fense in which every one may participate. par-ticipate. Cancer is the second greatest cause of death in the United Uni-ted States. It takes 158.000 men, women and children annually. The tragedy of this situation is that almost two-thirds of these deaths are unnecessary. Under the slogan slo-gan "Conquer Fear, Delay and Ignorance," Ig-norance," the society will endeavor endeav-or to. inform everyone in the country coun-try about the symptoms of cancer, and emphasize the fact than cancer can-cer can be cured if treatment is begun early "It seems to me that everyone should participate in this effort by securing the pamphlet issued for this purpose, and familiarizing himself him-self with the five symptoms. Indi- i |