Show t Educational Programs Program Studies Breast Cancer Breast cancer one cancer one of the deadliest diseases afflicting In g women women will will be the subject of a two-month two educational program launched here this week by the South Davis Cancer Crusade Organization of the American I Cancer Society SELF DIAGNOSIS of disease disease disease dis dis- ease Is something which can be bevery bevery bevery very dangerous Dr Melvin J. J Ericksen of the American Cancer Cancer Cancer Can Can- Society's South Davis Cancer Cancer Cancer Can Can- Crusade Organization ob ob- ob served Nevertheless there Is one form of disease cancer which possible victims can help to de de- de AND EARLY detection can often orten spell the difference be between between between be- be tween life and death This is particularly true IIi lit the tile case case of breast cancer The potential patients patient's means of detecting It Breast self-examination self I carried out each month and an annual checkup by her cian Dr Ericksen voiced these thoughts in assessing the yearly incidence approximately 62 and fatal fatalities Hies about of this prime cause of cancer death among American women WITH NO pun intended the answer to much of breast cancer can lie in the individual womans woman's womans woman's woman's womans wom wom- ans an's own hands Breast self- self examination can bring to light early cases of breast cancer and when the physician has the chance to treat this type of cancer in an early stage cure rates can climb higher than 80 per cent But If breast cancer Is al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to go on unnoticed and andi G undetected i the chance for survival survival survival sur sur- vival drops rapidly A SIMPLE monthly practice can lead to early diagnosis diagnosis of breast cancer There is absolutely no reason why any woman in this country should i I remain ignorant of this vital I t I means of protecting herself I I against this prime cancer kil kil- kil I ler It is as simple as having I Ithe the courage to touch and not be afraid of ones one's own body I IThe The old saying You iou shall I know blow the truth and the truth shall make you free is particularly particularly particularly par- par I I I true in the case of cancer cancer cancer can- can of the breast And the women women wom- wom I en of America can play the primary mary many role in freeing themselves of this scourge Dr Ericksen added |