Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-22

Is there such thing as a cancer
house? Arc there male" and "lc-
male" CANCERS" Can one -. AIM
self m;o Il case of Cancer?
These sUpcrS'i':eus and uthsr cvi-
dcnccs of public ignorance annut
this disease were described bv DR..
Henry b. Ivcy. of G"ldsLovo, chair
man of the State executive commit
Tee OF the Womcu's Field Army %.
Inc American Society Tor TIC
Control of Cancer. IN telling o..
the need for that 0rganiGution's wear
round educational work.
Quackcry Still! flouriShcs. DR.. Ivcv
emphasized, although tho days IF
selling snake oil or magic rirx.rs from
the taIlboard Of q wagon in tho way
ctlng light OF Il smoky flare are paS,
The quack medical practitioner to-
day CamoI!!aGcs himself IN yiiCn =
modern Gu!Sc that Il often is diff
cult tor the lIyman To- recognize him
Surrounded by shiny and .mDn,iun
equipment. he loosely sprinkle, hi,
pattcr with "IunIIutinn" "nrnrS''
"hormnnCs. "vIiaminS." "ClcCtrun-
;cS and other technical or scicnti-
flc terms.
I'm the case q! cancer, said DR.
lNcn. "qUaCkcry pl'S -upcrs;.iinl ny.
ignorance equals sure death. because
me only safe method ut caring The
disease today i> by means OF sur
Gc:y, X-rayS. or radiuu. ~ a COM
oinatIon oi all three. under the di-
rcctinn of a qualified physician. Even
these methods mus: bc used PROMPT
~ IN the early Stages of the disease
!0r the greatest chance q! cure. The
qudck cancer practitioner. bv stall
.ng along his victims for weeks. uS,l-
ally until their money is exhausted
literally imposes death sentence
on them because he rpbs them of the
essential FOR curc-Carly treatment.
Superstition and ignorance ON the
part Of the public contribute 10 the
excessively high rate o, i63. 900 an
nual deaths from cancer From half
TO tW"-thlrdS O! these deaths are un-
necessary. Only public education
can change this situation"
some people think cancer j. due
10 social diseases. some believe
that eating mcd; cdU-cs il. and urge
vegetarian dic' 10 prcyrr; it. Even
cows milk is thuu&Ht by some 10
cause cancer. Like ';ubc.culo,!.
houses that were SAID 80 give tuo-
crcul"$iS ;u amy one living in them.
there have been hogSn~ similarly ac-
cuScd of being cancer houses be
cause i, was said cancer germs Inv
hidden in the dirt and filth. We
. nave been asked .f the use of alum-
/ num cooking utensils or electric re-
1 irIgCrat0rS CaljSC cancer.
/ mi these statements .JuIl cam
/ Ger arc false. declared Dr. Iycy.
/ "Wh!c science has no! yc: solved
! the mystery of cancer. wc nave
/ learned lot about 10. We have
/ proved 1t Is not cuu,cd by germ.
/ Ii Is not inherited. although people
born into famIlic, with long his
I tory of cancer arc now believed 10
have tendency toward f. II is
/ not contagious or Infectious. And
, We know that Il basic cllisC uf can
/ CCr usually is some sort of lung-Cun-
tlnucd irritation, which may not
even be visible.
"WOrkcr> in many different uCcu-
! pdtIunS who come INTO contact with
certain types of tar. uIDhthalcnc
=. phCnol. CrCSOtc oil. and pitch. for CX-
ample, show u high Incidence of skin
and bladder cancer. Skin cancer is
/ unusually frequent among workers
III petroleum rCilnCrItS. Fishermen.
Farmers. and others who work out
! of doors all year often dCVCluD can
Ger OF the face or hands from con-
slant exposure 10 thC suns rays sta
! tlSilCs show that skin cancers arc
five times as prevalent IN southwest
! crn United States a. ~ New Eng.
| land. undoubtedly due TO long and
/ repeated exposure 10 the suns rays. g
The earliest signs OF cancer. which
! should cause one 10 consult his
/ doctor Immediately are Any persist
cent lump or thICkCnInG. particular.
~ IN the breast: any irregular bleed
Cnt lump or thickcnlng. particular.
opening: any persistent and uncx
planned Indigestion. any sore thai
docs not heal normally. CEpCCialIS
about the tongue: an? sudden change
IN the form or rate OI growth of I
mole or wart: any persistent cougl
that is not explained by cold.
"1ndividuHls can help protCc
Themselves against cancer by oh
serving the following rules. advised
Dr.. lvcy. Have regular phySica
examination by Il recognized phySi
clan at least once year. WumCi
over thirty-iIvC should have Il. /,
(brcast and pelvic arcaS) cxamina
ton scmi-annually: keep the mouth
tongue and throat clean: keep tn
teeth clean and free from ci,;lie
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