The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-13
CANCER IS Durable
IN EARLY STAGES.
DELAY DANGEROUS

The American Society for the Con-
troll of Cancer has designated the week
of November II as National Cancer
Week The object is to teach the
public vital facts concerning cancer,
SO they may receive early treatment
and thereby have a greater chance of
complete cure.
During the two and one half years
that the United States was engaged
in the Worlds war, about $4,000 sol
diers were killed or died of disease.
During that same time, 10000 people
died of cancer in the United States.
Cancer caused more deaths in Indiana
In September than any other disease.
Statistics prove conclusively that can
Ger is on the increase.
Cancer is almost exclusively dis
ease of adult life. About ninety five
per cent occurring after the age OF
35. OF all deaths over the age of 40,
one in Is men is due to cancer Among
women over this age, one of eight dies
OF cancer. Among women over this
age, one of eight dies of cancer. Be-
tween the ages of 35 and As, three
times as many women as men die of
cancer. Between As and 55, twice as
many. This great mortality among
women is due to cancer of the breast
and special organs of generation.
Many of these cases can be cured by
early treatment. At first cancer is a
local disease. In practice too, 1t is
difficult and in some cases impossible,
for even the physician to recognize 1t
in the first stage
Treatments Delayed
The great difficulty is to get the pa
tient to consult physician immediate
ly after he or she recognizes something
is wrong. If every case was treated
early a much larger per cent would
be cured. Unfortunately, statistics
prove that the average cancer patient
discovering something wrong, waits
weeks, months, or even years before
, seeking advice. 1t must be impressed
upon the patient that cancer starts
from very trifling beginnings.
Heredity has proved not to be fac
tor in the development of cancer. In
determining whether or not person
is a good risk, life insurance com
panies pay no attention to history OF
cancer. Cancer is not contagious.
There is no danger in treating or dres-
sing a case. Ordinary cleanliness re-
quires that the soiled dressings or dis
charges should be handled carefully
and disinfected and the dressings
burned
May Not Feel Pain
In all the thousands OF recorded op-
erations for cancer, there is no report
of case acquired by any surgeon or
nurse. There is a mistaken notion
among the laity that cancer is always
accompanied by pain. Pain is not
found in the early stages of cancer
but only in the late stage. II the early
stage of cancer was accompanied by
pain, more patients would be driven to
seek advice and there would be a
greater hope of cure.
During cancer week a meeting will
be held in each county Of the state
and other states to impress upon the
people the necessity of an early ex.
animation of all cases in which there
may be a suspicion of cancer. Free
diagnostic clinics will be held in many
of our larger cities.
A free diagnosticlc linic will be held
at the Deaeoness hospital in Indian
apolis to which any person may go to
receive free examination by staff OF
competent medical men. The Ameri
can Society for the Control of Cancer
does not spread alarm about cancer
but brings a message of hope. Early
cancer is durable. Delay is dangerous
Be sure and attend these cancer
meetings and also secure free litera
lure which will tell you of the early
symptoms of cancer.
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