Evening journal., 1919-10-10
As TO CANCER.

4 ACTS and figures compiled by the American Society
for tie Control Of Cancer from which disease so
many Delawareans have suffered and died show that
during the Great War the United states lost about
$1,000 soldiers During the two years 10000 people
died of cancer in this country. killing one
out of every ten persons forty years Of age.
Many Of these deaths are preyeniable since is
frequently curabe If recognized and properly treated in
It's early stages
Cancer begins a small local growth which can often
be entirely removed by competent surgical treatment
eNterna forms, by using radlum, Xray or other
methods
Cancer is not constitutional or blood" disease there
should be thought Of disgrace Of hereditary faint
about IT,
Cancer not a communicable disease. IT is not poss-
BILE 10 catch" cancer from who has IT,
Cancer is not inherited lt-s not certain that
tendency TO the disease inherited frequent
that simply by the law Of chance there may be many
cases in sone families and this gives rise to much need
less worry about nhering the disease
The beginning Of cancer usually painless for this
reason its nsid6us onset frequently overlooked, and
is too easily neglected other danger signals must be
recognized and competent medical advice obtained at
Every perssling lump in the breast is warning sign
An such humps by cancer but even innocent
iumors Of the breast may into cancer II neglected
Any sore that docs not heal, particularly about the
mouth lips or tongue is danger signal. Picking and
these skin conditions by home remedies pastcs pouces
caustics ETC. is playing with fire. Warty growths moes,
or other brhmarks especially those subject to constant
irritation should be attended to Immediately if they
change in color appearance, start 10 grow Avoid
Of chronic irritation and removal of just such seem
ingly insignificant danger spots may prevent cancer
Persistent Indigestion in middle fe with loss OF weight
and change color with pain vomiting, or dahhooa
call for thorough competent medical advice as to the
possibility OF internal cancer.
Radium is a useful and promising means of treatment
FOR some kinds of cancer the hands OF the few skul
surgeons and hospitals possessing sufficient quantity OF
this rare and very expensive substance it must not be
thought OF as cure-al for every form Of cancer No
medicine Will cure cancer Doctors and institutes which
advertise cures without the knife" play the pa
ens fear OF operation IN way that leads too often to
the loss of precious time and fatal delay in seeking COM
peient treatment Go 1rst to your family physician
open warfare by open discussion will mean the pre-
venon OF many needless deaths from cancer The com
mon belief that cancer is hopeless maady is partly due
TO the fact That cases Of successful treatment are fire.
quenlly concealed by the patient and his family while
cases OF failure too often resulting from delay, are apt
to become common knowledge.
The American Society for the Control Of Cancer Is
league ensng the principal agencies and individuals in
the United States Canada who striving to make
heacway against this formidable disease by campaign
OF public education to make wider Of present knowl-
edge in is prevention II only costs 50 year to
belong to it, headquarters in New York city and
Howard Bayne OF the Columbia Trust Company Is its
treasurer.
Delawareans who suffer from and their friends
should get touch with 1t at once, and thereby benefit
themselves and the community at large.