Show AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE CONTROL OF CANCER experience Experienc a has denion demonstrated grated that education du cation of at the laymen can call save ganv thousands of lives from cancer critics of health programs often express espre s doubt as to the effectiveness rf ct the educational work the field arav ai mv is conducting conduct inz the speaker bald aid however their doubts are arc being answered to satir fac tion hy by an all increasing amount of ev evidence recently dr frank adair announced that due to lay edum education tiOu in yew new york city the chance of cure of case of primary cancer of the broast breast during the past 17 years has haq practice tica 11 ly daubed dou bcd bed figures he ha cited how cd that in 1920 only 40 46 per cent of the p primary r cases were operable when they sought ni cical dic il advice in 1936 bo however wever after considerable lav education 87 per cent were operable th ill pointed painted to Mayac hns etts where the all imp important delay delav between the app appearance earmice of symptoms find and a I 1 visit to a 11 diagnostic clinic had droppa from months in 1028 1928 to SC SA months in 1030 1934 due to the eduan birnal of th F depart ment of health in ili new hampshire Hamp shir during the drive last spring of the women fielce army 44 per cent more patients were examined in the state diagnostic Clinic si than in the year 1 be fore wil ahn 11 the llis army was habing no such quell educational program in III one dounty in the midd lewest west thirteen cases of canler caner cf the uterus wo womb lilb were di discovered among women who went to physicians for ad advice vice I 1 offer after hearing cancer control lectures lecture 3 by speakers pe akers for the women s field army these fig figures agures gures may seem dull and cold cad but behind them are arc heartening s of business busine sg heads head saved for y eara of work wives and mothers re tinning to their fi imilie to their task of A As our work continues we shall be r warded by having to par lo lc los s and frequently those thos e who have lied died if only they hai had known the 11 importance Porta nce of going to 1 a I physician at once |