Show j Cancer Crusade Exceeds Goal I The Utah Division of the j American Cancer Society for the first time in its history j has exceeded in its 1973 Cancer Crusade accord- ing to Marvin L. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the THE TOTAL raised by the volunteers throughout the state was more than This is an admirable contribution toward the Society's threefold public and professional research into causes and cures for cancer and services to cancer patients Pugh The volunteers throughout the state's forty county units were led by State Crusade Lindsay R. Curtis of are especially proud of the fact that 35 units surpassed their individual FOR EVERY contributed by for the American Cancer Society has returned to Utah about in research Over in research grants was in effect during the past year at the University of Utah State Hospital and Brigham Young Control of breast and uterine cancers have been major projects in Utah during the past four One of the principal activities has been the Virginia Whitney Detec tion program which has provided education as well as free breast and uterine examinations to women throughout the VOLUNTEER doctors and nurses have examined and instructed more than women to with a number of definite cancers being diagnosed early enough to effect Among its many the Utah Division has emphasized rehabilitation programs for patients stricken with reach to recovery for speech therapy for and the os-tomy TELEVISION and radio station cooperation made it possible for the Utah Division to present four one-hour programs on all the major cancer thereby circulating important cancer information among thousands of interested Besides collecting donations to further the work of the the Crusade volunteers carried an urgent message to every home and business throughout the state urging all adults to have a complete annual checkup and to know the seven warning signals that could mean THE EARLIER cancer is diagnosed and the more people can be saved from this dreaded |