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16 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford', Oregon, Tuesday, April 14, 195 Women Urged To Examine Selves IPeriodicallSy for Breast Cancer Editor's note: This ii the second of five dispatches by a leading cancer expert telling in frank terms what individuals can and should do to guard rhemselves and their families against the disease, which strikes two out of every three fam ilies In the nation. Br DR. EUGENE P. PENDERGRASS President of the American Cancer Society (Written for UPI) A woman went to the doc tor with a lump in her breast and said, "I found it in April -or maybe March-" This was October. The diagnosis was cancer, and it had spread. The doctor said with pain of frustration, "Why did you wait so long?" The woman said ingenuous ly, "Well, a friend had one that went away. And then I thought il it had to come out -well, we had a nice trip planned and I didn't want to disappoint my husband 'and the boys. And besides it was only big as a pea then-" The doctor turned away to conceal the pity and helpless anger he felt because this woman had signed her death certificate. It's a stark story - meant for women. And for men who have assumed the responsibu ity of guarding their families aeainst cancer. Ask your wives and mothers and daugh ters to read, and heed. Cure Rate 81 Per Cent Breast cancer, commonest site of the disease in women, claims 22,000 victims yearly Or, 54 per cent of all cases, Yet diagnosed and treated in time, the potential cure rate li 81 per cent. An appalling waste of life. And only you can stop it. The doctor may find a lump when you go for a checkup. But only you can detect qne between checkups - at the earliest possible moment. Breast lumps aren't always tumors; and tumors are often benign, especially in women WIN FREE Cash refunds on all your toys and patio purchases in our May 31st drawing. No pur- chase required. Register as often as you wish at . . . MOORE'S TOY AND PATIO SHOP Z Selection Quality Prices JJ Plus S&H Green Stamps Open 9-7 (1-4 Sundays) 5 f 816 S. Riverside-SP 2-5458 under 50. But never take a chance! The patient in my story was only 36. And experi enced doctors believe most tu mors should be removed, be cause they may turn out to be malignant, even though they were thought to be benign. Let me say quickly for your qualms: No doctor removes a breast without definite evi dence of malignancy. Biopsy Possible By the "frozen section" technique a biopsy can be made on the spot, A small wedge of suspected tissue is removed, processed for micro scopic examination, and the result reported while the pa tient is still under anesthesia. If the verdict is "benign" the surgeon removes only the growth. If it is "malignant" he must remove the whole breast together with underlying tis sues and in many instances the lymph nodes under the armpit. Aside from the lump, here are some symptoms of the di sease: skin retraction, and flattening or tilting of the nip ple; and later, enlargement of the breast, or shriveling. Self-Examination But why wait till later? Here is how to find the lump sooner by "breast self-examination," which the American Cancer Society urges every adult woman to practice once a month. 1. Remove clothing to the waist, sit straight before a mirror, arms relaxed at the side. Examine each breast for any change in size, shape or contour. 2. Raise arms high and ex amine again, this time watctw ing for possible flattening at some point of the breasts' nor mal curve. 3. Lie flat on the bed with a folded towel under the left shoulder. Raise the left arm, putting the hand under the head. Using the flat of the fin gers of the other hand, feel gently over the inner half of the breast, methodically from the nipple to the breast bone. 4. Bring the arm to the side and examine the outer half, beginning at the breast's up per limit and ending under it. Examine the right breast in the same way. If you see or feel anything unusual, go to the doctor. It may be nothing; it may be a benign tumor; it may be cancer. Only an ex perienced doctor can decide. The Cancer Society's Breast Self-Examination program was launched eight years ago and it has saved thousands of lives. Unfortunately thousands continue to die-without need. As they die of uterine can-cer-with even less need. Cancer In Situ The first renegade cells can be found, years before growth, by the simple precaution of a uterine cancer cell examina tion. At this stage the cancer is said to be in situ and the cure rate approaches 100 per cent. Your doctor may know this spectacular life-saving technique as the Pap smear, so named for Dr. George Pap anicolaou who developed it. There are several danger signals of uterine cancer. Irri tation, bleeding between per iods or after the menopause, and persistent low back pains are all reasons to see the doc tor without delay. But again, why wait? When you have your regular check up make sure it includes a simple pelvic examination, and a Pap smear, if possible. (Next: Cancer in Men.) Language Field Day Set for Students University of Oregon, Eu-gene-About 300 Oregon high school students are expected to participate in this year's Language Field Day, conduct ed by the university depart ment of foreign language, Sat urday, May 2. Students will take competi tive tests in Latin, French, German, Russian and Spanish. High school seniors ranking in the highest tenth of then language classes are eligible Foreign students and in structors will conduct "buzz" sessions with the students af ter the tests. Results will be announced at a luncheon, at which time colored slides of various countries will be shown. 85 Chemical Compounds Being Tested How on Cancer Patients Excelsior Springs, Mo. (Sci ence Service)-At this very moment in clinics throughout the United States, some 85 chemical compounds that have exhibited anti-tumor activity are cautiously being tested on human cancer patients. All of these drugs could prove to be beneficial. Like wise, none of them may make the grade that eventually would place them among the approximately 20 drugs now used by physicians in this country to combat tumor growth. Some , or even all of the drugs nlay prove to be too toxic, or poisonous, for the pa tients. The tumor cell may die, but not before the pa tient. Resistance Pointed Out This problem pf toxicity, plus the cancer patient's abil ity to build a resistance to the drug, were pointed out here by Dr. Sidney Farber of Chil dren's Hospital, Boston, be fore writers gathered at a seminar sponsored by the American Cancer Society. "We do not have a rational approach to the cancer prob lem. We do not have a chem ical formula that will knock out cancer," Dr. Farber said. Therefore, chemicals that ex hibit any activity against the growth of tumors are screen ed with the hope that one will prove beneficial in man, he explained. The screening program it self is a joint effort .of the National Cancer Institute, the Veterans Administration, the Atomic Energy Commission, industry, the Damon Runyan Memorial Fund, and the Food and Drug Administration. The nucleus of the program is lo cated at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. This past year alone it test ed between 35,000 and 40,000 potential cancer killers, Dr. Stuart Sessoms of NIH said. Tests On Mice Initially, six tests in mice are done on any material that promised to arrest three can cer growths, one type of leu kemia, a sarcoma and a carci noma. If the agents chosen prove active against any one or all of these types, they are then subjected to more experi ments with other laboratory animals- In this manner, in vestigators determine just how these agents attack the malignant growths, what bad effects they cause, and the amount of each drug that can safely be given to the animal without killing it. It takes about six months for this process, . and more than 90 of the materials are rejected at this stage, Dr. Ses soms explained. However, those few that do make the grade, and this year over. 70 did, are cautiously evaluated in clinical trials on patients in clinics throughout the U.S. Some of the agents now on trial were developed by sci ents in an attempt to develop new and more effective anti cancer drugs. A few are sub mitted by the drug industry. Others come from Govern ment laboratories, universities and research organizations. They include synthetics, plant extracts, natural products, an tibiotic filtrates and hormones. How telephone jobs help build a more prosperous Oregon Telephone jobs provide work for 6,000 Oregonians One out of every 103 workers in Oregon some 6,000 people all told get paychecks from Pacific Telephone. These paychecks, totaling 32 million dollars this year, go for everything from hats to houses. This money, in turn, helps create a host of jobs outside the telephone business. It helps pay the wages of many other Oregonians people who produce goods and services, people who sell them. In this way, telephone jobs do more than provide you with good phone service. They also help build a more prosper ous Oregon which means a better future for you. Working together to serve you better. . . The me and -women of S Pacific Telephone Because the three mouse cancer growths used initially to determine a drug's anti tumor activitiy may not neces sarily be the best challenge with which to test a drug against human cancers, a pro gram is now underway to use tissue cultures as a test. Thus, some of the drugs fail in the initial test on mice may be considered, not rejected. Meanwhile, there is a slim chance that one of the 85 ag ents now at the clinical trial level this year may find a place in chemotherapy of the cancer patient. Morning Accident Damages Automobile " Two persons escaped injury early this morning when a car in which they were riding struck a power pole about five miles south of Rogue River. A. C. Henderson, 564 Bush st., Central Point, told state police that they were south bound in Henderson's car when it ran off the road and struck the power pole- The car was severely damaged, state police reported. BLAMES TAX CUT London -(UPD- John Jones, 35, pleaded guilty to a drunk charge Saturday but blamed it all on the new national bud get which cut taxes. "I did not intend to have anything to drink," Jones said, but with the reduction of a two-cent a pint tax on beer, I could not resist it." The Family Council Editor's note: Tbe t'niil Council consists ot a judge a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual report. Tbe Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt wth by responsible agenrie ana eounlori Mrs. M. E. She has made a mistake by accepting Frank. Nancy E.-I don't want to double-cross him-or tell him the truth. , Mrs. M. E. My daughter Nancy is 19 and extremely pretty and popular. She has had some very good proposals already, but always said she wasn't ready for marriage. When one of her boy friends went into the service he start ed writing her red-hot love lettters and proposed to her. She accepted by mail because he was overseas- No formal an nouncement has been made. I was furious with Nancy for accepting because she has had much better suitors than this boy, Frank. He has no pros pects when he gets out of the service and he is much too immature. A few weeks ago Nancy met a much more interesting man who won't take no for an an swer. She went out with him once or twice, but feels guilty about it and says she won't do it anymore. I feel that she made a mistake by accepting the first proposal and should tell Frank. Nancy E.-I am so mixed up I hardly know what to do. I was always very fond of Frank and missed him terribly when he went into the service. He wrote to me that he had want ed to propose to me for a long time and that he just hadn't gotten up the nerve. I do feel that I love Frank, but I know that some of the things my mother says are true. He is immature and he certainly doesn't have any prospects. This new man is 28 and well estbalished and I do like him- I would like to go out with this man, but what am I to do about Frank? He has writ ten back that he is the hap piest man in the world and will walk on air until he comes home. I don't think it's right to double-cross him. On the other hand, I'm afraid of upsetting him by telling him the truth. The Council: No, we don't think Frank ought to be double-crossed, nor under ord inary circumstances would we recommend writing to a boy overseas that he has just been jilted. In this case, however, there are some differences. Neither proposal nor accept ance were made in person, lo formal announcement has been made. The fact is that Nancy has pulled a boner. She should have been aware of the fact that homesick boys in the service sometimes build up a particular girl in ther imagin ation and, protected by several thousand miles, get the idea that they would like to be married to her. Nancy should never have committed her self on the basis of such a proposal. This kind and sensi ble answer would have been, "Let's see how we both feel about it when you get home." Nancy should now confess her error to Frank. She defin itely does not have to mention the existence of another man He is not important in this picture. The true facts are that Frank and Nancy both overreached themselves when they arranged matrimony by mail and it would- be foolish to insist upon perpetuationg the error. - (Copyright 1959. General Features Corp.) Man Hospitalized Following Fight Gerald Allbright, 37, of South Pacific highway, Phoa- nix, was reported in fair con dition at Rogue Valley hos pital, following a fight in Rogue River Saturday night, hospital attendants reported. Allbright was involved in a fight at the, Veterans of For eign Wars hall there over a parking dispute, according to information at the sheriff's of fice. He was knocked to the pavement during the fight and taken to the Rogue Valley hos pital with head injuries. The district attorney's office is investigating, it was reported. Riir.nArr Erlu-l.N l!red bv th Oregon Business LUUiailUII Education association. All Workshop Planned Business education teachers in southern Oregon and north ern California will attend a typing workshop Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Medford High school. Miss Mary Stewart, San Francisco, educational repre sentative for the electric type writer division of. Internation al Business Machines, will demonstrate the use of electric typewriters in the classroom as well as allied subjects per tinent to the teaching of typ ing. She will also cover the pur chasing of supplies and main tenance of classroom typewrit ers. Robert Castle, local IBM representative, will have 25 electric typewriters available for the workshop, it was re ported. At the close of workshop a luncheon will be served spon- teachers who have received in vitations are reminded to re turn the luncheon reservation form- ; The workshop is also open to all persons who are interest ed in learning the classroom techniques of teaching electric typewriting. 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