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THE DALY TIMES-GAZETTE, Themdey, Api 24, 1958 33 INVITE THE CANCER CAMPAIGN CANVASSER TO CALL . . . LEAVE YOUR PORCH LIGHT ON . . . AND GIVE GENEROUSLY! Fignt GANCER = BLITZ ~ ANNUAL | CAMPAIGN | TUESDAY, APRIL 29th, 7 to 8p.m. DON'T SHIRK YOUR RESPONSIBILITY . . .GIVE. . . and GIVE GENEROUSLY WHEN THE CANVASSER CALLS . . . do your part to support the na- | tional objective of $2,200,000 . . . remember, when you give to conquer cancer you are helping someone . . . maybe yourself !! | "ANSWERS" iin QUESTIONS Things You Should Know about what your Cancer Society does for you and why you should support its work:-- |} : RESEARCH -- To find what causes cancer; to find ways to prevent cancer to find ways to cure cancer, WELFARE -- By paying all or part of transportation costs to the treatment centre; by providing housekeeper service or boarding home care where ncessary; by providing drugs where advised by doctor; by paying Y.0.N, Home Nursing visits ag necessary. EDUCATION -- To give the people the facts about cancer; to urge everyone to heed cancer's seven danger sig- nals; to encourage everyone to have regular physical examinations; OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR COLLECTED 92¢ GOES INTO THESE VITAL CHANNELS TO HELP STAMP OUT THIS THE WORLD'S SECOND GREATEST REAPER OF HUMAN LIVES. PART NO. 2...DISTRIBUTION and DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSIS DISTRIBUTION 24. |s cancer increasing? How does cancer compare with other diseases as a cause of death ? . Can children have cancer ? . Do more women than men die from cancer? Does cancer occur more frequently a- mong married or un- married women ? Do lower animals have cancer? More deaths from cancer are reported each year. This may be attributed to improved methods of diagnosis and to the fact that a greater percent- age of the population now reaches the so-called cancer age. The registered cancer death rate, the number of deaths per 100,000 population in Canada has incrased from 97.9 per 100,000 in 1934 to 123.7 per 100,000 in 1949 It occuples second place, as seen from the fol- lowing table of deaths from common causes in Canada in 1949: 48,585 16,731 9,385 6,982 Heart disease and blood vessels . Violent deaths Vin Diseases of first year of life No age is free from cancer. Cancer in children Is uncommon but it does occur. No. Figures provided by the Dominion Bureau of Vital Statistics are as follows REPORTED DEATHS FROM CANCER IN CANADA Male 7,443 8,054 8,350 8,758 Total 14,767 15,615 16,256 16,731 Female 7,324 7,561 7,906 7,973 No general statement is possible. A single woman may be more liable to have cancer of the breast than a married woman who nurses her children. However, cancer of the cervix (outlet of the womb) is found more frequently in married women who have borne children, Yes. Cancer or conditions similar to it may be found in all forms of life, both plant and animal. 30 2] Are all tumours can- cer? What is the differ- ence between a be- nign and a malig- nant growth ? , How can wae tell if a growth is cancer ? Are cancers in men and women differ- ent? / What 'is the deffer- ence between sar- coma and care- noma ? Is pain an early symptom of cancer What are the early cancer ? some of signs of . Why should cancer be diagnosed and treated early ? What hope can be offered the patient with early cancer? No. Tumors are of two kinds -- benign and usu- ally harmless, and malignant or cancer. Benign growths usually have a limiting mem- brane and push aside the cells of the tissue in which they are found. They never spread to other parts of the body. Malignant cells grow among normal cells and prevent the latter from func- tioning normally. Cancer cells may spread to other parts of the body. By examining a small portion of the suspected tissue under the microscope. The same types of cancer may occur in both sexes apart from those forms of cancer in organs of the male and female reproductive systems, The difference is chiefly one of appearance under the microscope and the locations where they grow. Sarcomas are found in connective tissue, carinomas in epithelial or lining tissue. Both are "cancer." Not generally, except in cancer of bone or in- volving nerve tissue. Pain usually is a late symptom and when it occures the growth may be far advanced. 1. A lump in the breast, or elsewhere. 2. Unnatural bleeding from a body opening. 3. A sore that does not heal, particularly of the skin, face, mouth or lips 4 Any persistent change in bowel habits--such as diarrhoea or constipation. The sooner it is found the less likely it is to have spread to adjacent tissues or to other parts of the body, When spread has occured treatment is more difficult and less effective. The advantage to the patient of treatment of certain types of cancer before spread has oc- curred is seen from the following table Five year survival rate when treated Lip Rectum 39. 40 . How may What should a per- son do who thinks he may have cancer? Why are periodic ex- aminations of value in the control of can- cer? How long is it safe to wait after suspicious symptoms appear be- fore consulting a physician ? . Is there danger In watching a lump in the breast 'to see what happens?' Are all breast lumps cancer ? Do uterine fibroids ever become cancer? Do freckles ever turn into cancer ? Do hemorrhoids turn into cancer ? Is bleeding always a sign of cancer? Does blood In the urine always indicate cancer ? How can we diagnose cancer of the stom- ach? Internal cancers be diag- nosed ? Go to his physician at once for an opinion. The earlier the treatment in certain forms of cancer the greater the chance of a cure. By the periodic examinaton cancer may be found in its early stages when there may be no symptoms or signs that call the patient's attention to his condition. Delay is unwarranted. Delay is always danger ous. " Yes, a very grave danger. Time Is a most import ant factor in the control of cancer and waiting "to see what happens' may permit a curable cancer to become incurable by spreading to other tissues. No. But any lump should be reported te your doctor. Only rarely do they undergo malignant change. Simple freckles do not. However, flat moles con- taining pigment and looking like dark freckles, should be reported, especially if they undergo change in colour or size. No. Hemorrhoids are enlarged veins in the rectal region. Cancer is occasionally found in the tissue above the hemorrhoids, so "bleeding piles" should be examined carefully to deter- mine whether cancer is present. No, but bleeding should be promptly and care- fully investigated to determine the cause. Un- natural vaginal bleeding, especially after the change of life, is always suspicious. It is said that 50 per cent of bleeding nipples are due to cancer, Bleeding from other body openings, as rectum or bladder, should be carefully investigat- ed to rule out cancer. No, but its presence indicates something wrong. A careful examination is essential. The best method is by X-rays. The outline of the interior of the stomach when filled with a dense substance, as barium sulphate, will often give clues as to the presence of cancer. The commonest method is X-rays, "ONE OF A SERIES Your Donation Urgently Needed To Support RESEARCH, EDUCATION, WELFARE = «ama ==This Message Sponsored in the Public Interest by Fabricated Metals & Stampings Field Aviation Co. Limited 249 TORONTO AVE. LTD. RA 5-6523 OSHAWA AIRPORT RA 3-2204 United Steel Workers of America LOCAL 2784 LOCAL 1817 McCallum Transport Limited 25 RITSON RD. NORTH ONTARIO COUNTY UNIT, ONTARIO CANCER SOCIETY OSHAWA