Neuberger Credits Modern Age for Cancer Recovery; Stresses Early Treatment Need
Editor'! not: Last fall. Sen.
Rirhatd L. Neuberger. 4S-yar-old
Democratic senator from Oregon,
underwent surgery for removal of a
cancerous tumor. Today, be U en
route back to Washington, grateful
for being alive. In this dispatch.
Senator Neuberger speaks frankly
of his experience and. as he pre
pares to "resume a normal sched
ule of activity'' his physicians'
words offers a message of hope
to other cancer sufferers. He also
speaks, from the basis of his own
trying experience, of what he feels
this country must do to bring the
possibility of eur to all cancer
victim.
Br Sen. RICHARD
NEUBERGER
Democrat of Oregon
Written for UPI
It has become almost axio
matic to protest" about our
modern age. Yet if I did not
live in a modern age, I would
probably be dead now. Three
miracles of modem medical
science have given me a pros
pect for recovery from can
cer which my doctors regard
as excellent.
These miracles are (1)
early detection of the tumor,
(2) skillful surgery, and (3)
the twin agents of cobalt radi
ation and chemotherapy, with
their destructive impact on
any of the tumor which might
have spread.
Even before cancer was di
agnosed in me, I stood on the
floor of the United States Sen
ate and advocated vastlyrin
creased federal support of
medical research. Yet I used
glibly the reference that 40
million Americans were des
tined to have cancer. I never
thought I might be among the
40 million. I always felt that
this would be somebody else.
I suppose countless citizens
feel this way otherwise we
would not tolerate spending
more on chewing gum than
on cancer research, and many
times more on such things as
permanent waves and ciga
rettes. International Medical Year
Along with my colleagues,
Sen. Lister Hill of Alabama
and Sen. Hubert Humphrey
of Minnesota, I have been pro
posing an International Medi
cal Year and a pooling of
medical discoveries made by
all nations. This has a partic
ularly urgent meaning for me
today. Cobalt radiation, a vi
tal factor in the successful
treatment I have undergone,
was developed by such illus
trious scientists of Canada as
Dr. David A. Keyes and Dr.
H. F. Batho. I am fortunate
that no unwise import quota
kept this marvel of their in
tellects from coming to the
United States
A brush with cancer tends
to place many things in true
perspective. First, one be
comes profoundly grateful to
all those who, through the
long history of medical re
search, have contributed to
the advances thus far made in
treatment of this grim disease.
Secondly, old. antagonisms
fade away. I no longer can
transform political disagree
ments into any feelings of per
sonal malice. When one- is
grateful to be alive, it is dif
ficult to dislike a fellow hu
man being.
I am keenly aware that
some of the most eminent
members of the Senate have
died of cancer during recent
years among them Charles
L. McNary of my own State of
Oregon, Robert A. Taft of
Ohio, Arthur Vandenberg of
Michigan, Matthew Neely of
West Virginia and Brian Mc
Mahon of Connecticut. That is
why I regard it as so crucially
important if I can stand in the
senate and stress to my col
leagues that my own life has
been spared, because I have
had a type of cancer which
has responded to a discovery
thus far made in the realm
of medical research.
Research Money Lacking
Is it not vital that we de
vote every effort to extending
these discoveries, if possible,
into other areas of cancer
where successful treatment
has not yet been achieved?
Does it make sense to invest
in cancer research only about
one per cent of-what we spend
on research into armaments
and weapons of war? Two out
of every three American fam
ilies are in peril of affliction
from cancer. -
From the very beginning, I
told my doctors to include
candidly in their medical bul
letins the fact that my illness
has been diagnosed as cancer.
I realize that has not been
done in the case of some pub
lic figures. Yet we need to
have full understanding of
this disease if it is to be con
quered. Medical scientists inform
me that some people, know
ing they may have cancer,
still hesitate to seek treatment
because they fear it is inevit
ably hopeless. Thus, if a per
son in public life does recover
from cancer, it is an event
which can give hope and cour
age for many millions of oth
ers.
The American Cancer soci
ety , reports that, already,
about 30 or 35 per cent of can
cer victims are being saved.
As new findings are attained
in the field of chemotherapy,
this percentage undoubtedly
will be increased especially
if people seek immediate med
ical care.
Many Competent Doctors
While much remains to be
known about cancer, I think
4t is essential that Americans
have faith in the competence
of their doctors. Some believe
that capable care can be re
ceived only a few nationally
known medical centers. I
chose to remain for treatment
in my native city of Portland,
Ore., because I beileve that
knowledge and competence in
this field are not confined to
one or two famous places. I
think I have been confirmed
in this decision by the fact
that, in my travels around our
state this past fall and winter,
I have met quite a few men
and women who have recov
ered from cancer under the.
able auspices of their own lo
cal physicians.
The National Cancer Insti
tute, which is part of our U. S.
Public Health Service, makes
grants throughout the nation
to all promising avenues in
the area of cancer research.
Your owm life or that of a
loved one might potentially
be saved if you urge your sen
ator to vote full and adequate
appropriations for this vital
government agency, which
provides about 72 per cent of
the funds for research into the
causes and possible cures of
the series of diseases known
as cancer.
Central Point Man .
Bound Over !o Jury
Lester Lee Lewis, 66, of
route 2, box 671, Central
Point, was bound over to the
grand jury Wednesday after
noon by District Judge Roy
Bashaw on a charge of pro
curing a female to engage in
prostitution.
Bail for Lewis was con
tinued at $2,500. His attorney
is O. H. Bengtson.
The Central Point man was
arrested by Medford and state
police Jan. 30. He was ar
raigned that day and request
ed a preliminary hearing.
Ashland Youths
Fined in Court
Ashland Four Ashland
youths were sentenced in mu
nicipal court this morning on
charges of malicious destruc
tion of public property.
Ashland police arrested the
youths Tuesday and Wednes
day following an investiga
tion into the killing of a pea
hen in Lithia park last week.
The cage which houses several
birds had been broken into,
and a peahen killed, police
aid. . .
Judge P. H. Stansbury fined
Erwin George Rothwell, 18,
of the Oregon hotel, $200, and
sentenced him to 30 days in
city jail. Two 17-year-olds
also were sentenced to 30
days in jail along with fines
of $200 and $150. A 16-year-old
Ashland youth was fined
$100 and placed on a 6 p.m.
to 7:30 a.m. curfew for 30
days.
The youths appeared with
their parents.
Police said the youths told
them one of the birds ap
peared to be angered and they
thought it would attempt to
attack them. Police found
feathers scattered throughout
the pen and signs that the bird
had been kicked to death in
one corner of the cage.
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Dental Meeting
Discussed by Group
Plans for the fall Oregon
State Dental Society meeting,
which will be held in Medford
Aug. 14-16, were discussed at
a meeting of the Southern
Oregon district Dental Society
at the Rogue Valley Country
club this week.
Dr. Robert Watkins, a mem
ber of the teaching staff of the
University of Oregon dental
school, was principal speaker.
New officers for the South
ern Oregon District DentalNSo
ciety are Dr. John; Dickson,
Medford, president;" Dr. Dan
Engle, Ashland, president
elect; Dr. Frank Wilson, Med
ford, , secretary-treasurer; Dr.
Eugene, Ray. Medford, editor;
and Dr. Jack Owens, Medford,
Dr. Dick Grabb, Ashland, and
Dr. Lyle Haley, Grants Pass,
associate editors.
Wives of members of the
Society organized an auxil
iary. Officers for the group
are Mrs. Olive Melish, presi
dent; Mrs. Ray Walker, Grants
Pass, vice president; Mrs. Sam
Price, Medford, secretary;
Mrs. Marvin Kock, Ashland,
treasurer; and Mrs. Merna
Capsey, secretary, vice presi
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