| Show AN tN IRONY OF THE CENTURY o 0 oY Y been a century ur of medical milestones Since 1900 life expectancy has risen from 47 41 years yearn iq nearly 70 years Since l 1900 OO the nations nation's population has doubled 1 Hut But tho the number of Americans 65 years old and andover over has hat been heen quadruped q quadrupled from to Among Americans Americana 65 anI and over most killing diseases ses of the tho past have ha been s effectively cly controlled Since 1900 i in influenza and pneumonia deaths have havo declined nearly 80 per percent perd d cent in persons person over oyer 65 while tuberculosis deaths e have been reduced by 85 per c cent nt The The cancer cancer death rate on th the theother 5 other hand band has risen 91 percent per si H Jice cc 1900 A And l unless this rate is 19 checked the tho annual death toll from can cancer r will within the next 50 years ear Tim Tho disease already claims a 11 ar year r el half of them 65 Gr awl and r over oYer fly lly 1975 1915 tho the number of Americans over 65 years lIri old is iB expected to exceed Must we be resigned to a n formula which states that more life is iB equal to more cancer 1 Obviously not Tho The problem of f en neer Jea IGi a n solution This n e will be overcome overcome mc a us as other dread l afflictions have been over over- conic come Jf If lias has Jn lasted Inn longer r it it-is it j is proof only that more must be Il done to conquer 1 it it t. t More is l needed That inn mo nun nun- ii IIII f f t- t j Public education must t be lit stepped up 11 The Tilt cancer i II II I Iu u patient nee need bi more III and It I better care Our dodo doctors bet ors need nacre more wil iii information on III the III best oL menus I of 01 dia diagnosis and I treatment of To To nehie lh these 4 objectives th the Ci fight IIi against again t cancer IC r I needs more mon money much more more 1 A As much as I it will t take jUc e to to ty r a ise 8 That Would bo ho an Ull attainment cheap nep at lit any price pric Tho goal of the 1959 Cancer Cancer- Crusade i iw a vital ita one olle TIle uThe goads ti Tim s o prose p shoo should be a pu put on ou tle a live Jives tt l of or the Americans who will some day get t cane cancer Let all of of us Ii Rive give out all support to the American Cancer Society for it its unlimited against cancer er To Todo Todo Todo do so tie the Society urges all people to guard your our family I fight ri fight ht cancer lUl r wit n nt checkup IC and a cheek check I |
