The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-28
CANCER SUBJECT /
ABLE ADDRESS OF
DR.. ". D. HACCARD
EMINENT. NASHVILLE PHYSICIAN
CHIEF SPEAKER AT NIGHT
SESSION. li
.ExpRESIOENTS OF ORDER HEARD
Mrs. H. p. Fisuers, Of This City, Gives
Some Interesting and Valuable His
torical Data on orsanlation---0th Their
Speakers.

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An interesting and able address on y
the dread malady cancer featured the
session of the Kings Daughters on
Wednesday night. This address was
delivered by DR.. w. d. Haggard, OF
Nashville, one of the eminent physi-
clans Of the state.
DR.. Brown, of Vanderbilt University,
spoke on the subject of world peace.
He said that education of the people
to love the ways of peace must be-
gin in the homes. He made an, elO-
qucnt appeal for universal peace.
Brief addresses were made by for
ner presidents of the state organiza-
sioH. That of Mrs H. p. Figuers, OF
this city, was unusually interesting
He'd with valuable historical data.
);hers who spoke were, Mrs. Wharton
jone" Mrs Mitchell, of Memphis. The
mul.",I program was featured by
beaut Il solo by Miss Annie Grace
O'Callaghan.
DR.. w. D. Haggard spoke by invita-
ton on the cancer problem. He called
attention to the appalling fact that one
woman out of every eight after the
age of forty dies of cancer and one
man out Of every twelve. The mes
sage of hope that the American Socle-
ty for the Control of Cancer intends
to convey to every individual during
Cancer Week" educational propa-
ganda October 30-November s, OF
which he Is the Tennessee chairman.
is that large majority of this waste
full destruction of life and intolera-
BILE suffering is preventable.
Continuing DR.. Haggard said: s'If
everybody knew that cancer Is purely
local at first and always has its ORR
gin in some portion OF the body that
is. subject to chronic irritation, the
first step in the prevention of cancer
would be taken. Then every abnormal
spot on the body or growth could be
relieved or removed before malignant
changes take place. The physicians
and surgeons are powerless to cure
cancer after it has spread from the
small spot as a result of great delay
and gross neglect, to other portions
in the body. So Is fireman unable
to stop conflagration when 1t has
gotten all through the building and
yet water Is the best thing for fire
and all could be put out in the be-
ginning. Every lump, tumor, swelling
or sore that persists, should have
prompt examination and attention UNI
| til cured to make certain that II Is
not cancer and all Jumps in the breast
| should be removed. AS cancer does
not know race nor creed nor wealth
nor poverty. So the physicians OF the
state are going to make no distinc-
tion and will make an examination for
anyone who thinks they may have
cancer on the last day of cancer week,
Nov. 5. There will be no charge.
"Th6 poor are the best patients, for
God is their paymaster."
Cancer is always painless in the be.
ginning and therefore so insidious. It
often declares itself by bleeding from
the body. That is danger signal. Il
is blot upon modern education and
civilization that every adult does not
know the truth about cancer. The
fear of its being inherited is ground
less. 1t cannot be contracted from
person to person. 1t is not a blood
disease. 1t must have beginning In
q small spot, Every other pest and
scourge has been conquered except
cancer. Education in its prevention
is a crying need.
Next week q message will issue
from the pulpit of every church and
synagogue in Tennessee and every
moving picture theatre will display
brief advice that will undoubtedly
save many precious lives"