Show II Health r LiGO Longer Long iLfe rZ Li e GO GOcA A JAt t t HEALTh EXAMINATIONS WILL WIIL CI CANCER ThIRTY PER PElt CENT By DT Irving Ir Abell M D iCy Hr felU b r br gas Gol oi icat Memorial Th The Tho mortality from cancer could bo be decreased thirty per pr cent In one year ear easily It if this one on outstanding fact could bo be brought home to e cv- ev every cry ery person In this country That all cancers cancer are aro ar local In their origin And It If recognized recognised and destroyed before a has oc- oc occurred occurred oc occurred they are aro ar curable Cancer morl mortality llly Is la largely the of Hence Henc Im- Im Importance Im Importune mortality delay the tho th of early arly and Investigation of seemingly f innocent lesions cannot be b stressed too strongly A A definite decrease In cancer must t come corn as the th result of II a ree- ree by lay people you read road reader era er of this Ihli newspaper of the con con- condition conditions under which cancer do- do develops d and the need for Immediate and proper treatment Because of f the th almost almot preval preval- prevalent ent cot lack of pain In early growth cancer Is ono one on of ot the most mot insidious diseases Any trifling trifling- disturbance nce In function of an organ orfan l ghe no Index of or the tho th storm that Is ts brewing Agreeing that early earty recognition accessibility and destruction mean cure what precautions should I take Is la a fair t lr question Every livry tumor nodule swelling mole iii- iii ul ulcer or other local abnormAlity should be bo subjected to the th scrutiny or of a competent physician Every disturbance of ot function whether of oC digestive tract urinary system genital organs or of or the glandular system y should be carefully in order to determine It its I underlying cause This Thi advice becom b s more Im- Im Imperative as you ou approach middle lire life since line ninety per cent of ot all al cancers cancer occur after aCter fter the th ago o ot of thirty five The steadily growing practice of yearly healt as a a ad- ad advocated advocated 1 by th the Gorgas Gorcas Memorial Memoria Institute will bo b the tho th meAns of at recognizing many cancers cancer while still In the th curable stage In the th homely philosophY of David Harum treat trat your enemy cancer as he h would treat you but budo do It first The Th means mean of doing this are arll ar mainly three surgery radium and X ray There I ix Is no medicIne or serum erum worthy of o ro- ro liance notwithstanding the th scores core of co-called co cures cure which may be b bought all alt the th way from one dollar to several hundred dol dars or more moro per bottle Tho The knowledge ledge that cancer Is 1 local In Its beginning and at such time curable should discourage the practice of ot the slightest dela delay In seeking the th Information to t bo be obtained by the th microscope and the X-ray X |