Show Cancer w k w 1 R. R About Americans are walking around today as visible proof that the war against cancer is being won Richard T. T Winegar Crusade Chairman of South Davis County announced today THIS FIGURE Mr Winegar Winegar Winegar Wine- Wine gar said is most encouraging to the American Cancer Society Society Society So So- which has been striving to educate the public to the 1 value of regular physical checkups Pointing out that cancer often can be overcome through early diagnosis and prompt treatment Mr 11 Winegar stated that the of ex- ex cancer patients had increased over the most recent total by WITH THE TIlE emphasis of this years year's April Cancer Crusade on efforts to get all Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- men and women to see their doctors for regular checkups during the year Mr 1 Winegar indicated that the chances were excellent that the number of cancer- cancer cured cases would rise again in the next few years This years year's April Crusade slogan Mr 11 Winegar said was Help yourself with a checkup and others with a check ACCORDING to Mr Winegar Winegar Winegar Wine- Wine gar the American Cancer Society does docs not consider a cancer patient as cured until until un un- un- un I til five years have elapsed without evidence of the disease after treatment by his physician phy phy- Most lost of those cured Mr Winegar noted have gone back into their jobs or whatever whatever whatever what what- ever it was they were doing when their cancer was discovered dis dis- covered QUOTING from an American Amer Amer- ican jean Cancer Society survey I I. I of the publics public's attitude toI towards towards to to- I wards regular physical checkups checkups checkups check check- ups Mr Winegar said that I it was discovered that three I times as many women go for checkups as against men who II I check their health This is isI I quite possibly why he continued continued continued con con- 1 that each year more I men than women succumb to the disease i And that's also why the Cancer Society is going all I out this year to spread the I word on the urgency for checkups at least once a year he pointed out I II I OF TilE THE million half lC I Americans cured of cancer cancel he noted many reacted 1 quickly once a cancer warning signal was flash flashed cd And many manya I a checkup has discovered I trouble even before the warning warn warn- I ing signal become prominent |