Show Davis Cancer Lower SPECIAL S TO THE CLIPPER A report just released by the US U.S. Public Health Service revealing revealing re reo a 97 per cent increase in cancer deaths in the United States in a period of oC four years draws attention to tu the situation in III Davis County INTEREST IN the report is heightened further by the fact that April has been designated Cancer Control Month The findings are based on data gathered by the PHS from Cram every county in the nation Listed is the number of oC cancer cases of oC each type including lung cancer occurring in each community AMONG residents of oC Davis County the cancer mortality rate in the year ending Jan 1 I 1964 was somewhat lower than thanin in most sections of oC the country coun coun- country try it appears Locally there were 43 such deaths not counting those of oC nonresidents non IT AMOUNTED to tu a rate of 55 cancer deaths per population By Dy way of oC per The rate in Utah was 91 Lung cancer because of oC the cigarette issue has been receiving receiving re reo more attention than other forms Corms of oC the disease NATIONALLY it accounted for Cor 16 per cent of oC all cancer deaths Locally it was responsible responsible sible for Cor 93 per cent of oC them |