cancer is known to affect most plants and animals cancer begins as a departure from normal growth that is harmful and unceasing a rapidly growing abnormal  usually differs sufficiently from normal ones to be recognizable under the microscope one they soon develop into a clump of tissue that lives at the expense of the entire body the tissue spread to other parts of the body they constitute a malignant tumor one that is cancerous cells of malignant growth break off and travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body they may start new cancerous growth in hospitals and elsewhere progress is being made in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer especial improve techniques of treatment cancer remains man's number two killer second only to heart disease little wonder that the victim of cancer like mr marshall feel depressed and if they have recovered they probably discovered it earlier than i did from the i've gone to a doctor sooner early treatment does get higher percentage of cures why did mr marshall wait so long should have known something was wrong and stomach distress and now that drifted along because i was afraid to ask for medical advice listen to people who knew as little as i did say what's the matter with you anyway bern and one of the symptoms they mention is exactly the same thing i've got and i think you know it really scares me why you're talking about us because we're always trying to talk people into going to see a doctor good for a check up every year going every time you get a mole idea something so i don't nonsense cancer business besides this cancer is mostly for old people anyway i read some figures the other day that said nobody gets cancer but old people i certainly shouldn't of paid attention to fellows like  i had to talk to someone and i couldn't bring myself to tell the family my fuse was only when i had a particularly bad attack and i finally went to the doctor i remember how the doctor went into great detail with me about my past history and how he gave me a thorough examination that lasted through several visits we cancer specialists do make up their own study of each patient's case we know that many cancers can be treated successfully once the diagnosis is completed using the different instruments and tests at our command some form of therapy is begun for some cases x ray treatment is an acceptable technique the x rays are focused on the cancerous tissue x rays help destroy cancerous cells only specially trained technicians should ever administer such treatments because any large excess of x rays may harm a healthy cells as well as cancerous ones when it is possible to operate the removal of the cancer usually offers the most certain means of r the body of the cancerous growth cancer of the stomach can be removed surgically so dr swanson uses surgery on mr marshall and males for the jest of track is most frequently afflicted with cancer or other areas where cancer often strikes album out a respiratory track the skin and they are unary system question still largely on answered by a few facts i know people exposed to the sun and when a large part of the time like farmers and sailors have more certain chemicals have been known to cause cancer frequent exposure to x rays all radioactivity without adequate protection is likely to develop cancers technicians and doctors wear pro te avoid exposing themselves to x rays when they are using such equipment but for the average person one of the symptoms the dangers signals of possible cancer like common dangerous signals are easy to detect any harm that does not heal i lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere unusual bleeding or discharge any progressive change in the appearance of a wart are more persistent in the gesture or difficulty in swallowing persistent hoarseness  more that does not heal alone are thinking in the breast or elsewhere unusual bleeding or discharge any change in a wart o if you detect any of these dangers acknowledge don't hesitate seek medical advice we doctors are improving our techniques no individual is alone in the fight against cancer research workers are finding and reporting more and more facts the american cancer society the press radio and television are helping contribute to our ending of cancer what it is and how we will conquer cancer