The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
BATTLE ON CANCER
OBJECT OF SOCIETY
Southern Minnesota Med
les Take Up Subject
MEETING IN DECEMBER
Eminent Physicians And Sur
geons Are To Deliver Ad-
dresses At Mankato

After. careful survey of the field
the program committee OF the South
ern Minnesota Medical association
has prepared an elaborate program
for the annual meeting of the asso
citation, which will be held in this
city Decem Der and 6 at the Orpheum
rneatre. The afternoon session OF
December will be open to the pub
lie, and among the many interesting
and instructive topics 10 be taken
UP will be addresses, by physicians
Oh the prevention OF cancer It will
be the aim or those taxing part in
the talks and discusslOzs to start
a campaign in Southern Minnesota
tor the education OF the public H.
methoos Oh preventing cancer. The
inroaus OIL TINS ureaa disease win be
discussed by sucn prominent ply
slClanS as Dr. ii. w. COOK OF Minne-
apo.lS, Dr. ii. -. Zimmerman, of ST.
faul, and DIR. G. II. Mayo OF Ro-
cnesler. The pubic is urged 10 be
~ esent and hear LneSe men speak on
the urgent necessity or an early ex-
animation by competent physician,
II one mas any OIL The signs which
might lead 10 cancer. Inese men
as a Wart, mole, or scab, lumDs on
the breasts, an unheaied wound OF
even a scar NAY oeyelop into a can.
Ger. These are danger signs, tina,
should be examined in their early
stages. They may not be of a seri-
Gus nature, out tle only sale way is
to get the opinion of q competent
physician.
Other Phases of Cancer.
Primary carnlnoma, or craD forIre.
cancer of the lung will be anothe.
topic of great interest to the public.
which \the association urges every
one to hear. The addresses on that
topic will be delivered by DR.. X. l.
Rizer and DIR. H. c. Habien of Mime
apolis, and DR.. r. C. Allison of Min
neapolis, DR.. d. F. Hallenbeck OF
Rochester and DIR. G.. l.. Greene ul
St. Paul will lead IN the discussion
| following.
DR.. T. B. Hartzell of Minneapolis
will lead in the discussion of the
changes produced in the blood stream
by the rational treatment of infected
teeth and their investing tissues
Others who will take part IN the dis
cussion of this topic will be: DIR. B.
S. Gardner OF Rochester, and DR.. W.
| w. Zettler of Mankato.
Factors in the health OF older chill
dren will be the subject of a very
interesting and instructive talk by
! DR.. E. j. Huenekens OF Minneapolis
The discussion on this topic will be
led by DR.. II. F. Helmholz of Roches
ter, and DIR. w. r. Ramsey of ST.
Paul.
Diagnosis and treatment of osteOm
yelities, or disease of the bones will be
the subject of a lecture by DIR. C.. c.
Allen of Austin. DR.. G. A. Reed of
Minneapolis, and DR.. William. Won
der Weyer of ST. Paul will lead In
the. discussion following.
The Dental Examinations.
Dental examination will be the
subject of an interesting talk by DR.
B. S. Gardner of Rochester. The
discussion following Will be led by
DR.. M. R Coulter of Mankato, and
DR.. T. B. Hartgell OF Minneapolis.
DR.. P. F. Holm of Wells will speak
on cnloroform anesthesia The dis
cussion of this topic will be taken
| part in by Dr.. G. H. Luedke of Fair
mont and Dr. o. c. Stricken of New
| Ulm.
DR.. Aaron F. Schmitt,I secretary
general OF the association, calls at
tention to the fact that all of the
above topics are of vital interest
to the public, and for that reason
! the association has decided to throw
! Its meeting open to those VINO wish
to attend. Especial attention Is call
ed to the fact that the famous sur
geon, DR.. G. H. Mayo will appear al
the meeting and give several inter
eSting talks.