Show What Is To Be Done About Cancer All human achievement is based on faith We Ve all live with the faith that our children may grow up in a world free from cancer The liThe Bible tells us Nothing is secret which shall not be made manifest This belief is shared by every scientist at present engaged in inthe inthe the wide nation-wide research program program program pro pro- gram of the American Cancer Society I One great doctor and scientist has said I believe there is no natural enemy of mankind can can- eel included that will not one day be conquered The only uncertainty is the question of time The struggle against cancer has become a focus of medical and social action in all parts of the world The research attack on cancer is now the great greatest cst and costliest single undertaking undertaking undertaking un un- in medical history The program of or the American Cancer Society is based on research re research re- re search education and service with a goal to find what causes cause cancer to find new ways to cure it to find ways to prevent to alleviate pain and suffering to to help people understand the nature na nature nature na- na ture of cancer to stress the best protection against it to inform about the only known cures and warn against frauds and quacks to train nurses and technicians for their roles in diagnosis and treatment convalescence and recovery from cancer What has been done to reach these goals In the last 13 years the ACS has devoted about to cancer research The ACS is helping to support research by about 1000 top flight scientists working in hospitals universities universities universities and laboratories Working with key investigators in re research research re- re search are arc some young men and women serving as technicians tech tech- or being trained for larger larger larger lar lar- ger responsibilities As of July 1 1958 1058 ACS sponsored Project Grants totaling plus 78 Institutional In Institutional Institutional In- In Lung Cancer and Special purpose grants The he American public is being reached through what they read see sec and hear where they live where they study where they work w where h her e r e they meet and where they serve During 1957 more than articles were placed in local media nearly radio and television programs programs programs pro pro- grams were originated Cancer education was carried out in colleges and secondary schools every physician in the thc United States received special information about new developments developments developments develop develop- ments in the diagnosis and therapy therapy therapy ther ther- apy of cancer The service program in 1957 showed that more than physicians participated in or organized organized organized or- or doctors doctor's office cancer detection programs In bringing aid and comfort to cancer patients pa patients patients pa- pa ACS division distributed nearly cancer dressings dressings dressings dress dress- ings served more than patients with drugs and medications medications medications medica medica- provided nearly nursing visits to needy patients Your dollars will help this p pro program r o g r l' a m go forward Your up check-up may save you and your family |