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MAIL TRIBUNI, Medferd, Or. C Tliiiriday, April 14, 190 The Medical Roundup by flu lVf-ZN. I emeritus consilium Id Me4ielM. hlr.yo CUMe mamas Proienur of Medlcle Miro CllDje tttly Detection ef Cancer - One of the sad features of a doctor's life is the frequent Sight of some nice person com ing into the office with an Incurable can cer-one which could have been cured so easily if the person had only come in, perhai.. a year before, when the symptoms !..-. ' I f&4 I first appeared. Oftentimes, even with all the educational efforts of the Cancer Society, which is now conducting drive, the person did not recognize the danger signal when it came. In other cases the person saw his danger but did nothing about it. Recent ly, I saw an Intelligent woman with one breast so full of can cer it was as big as a basket ball. A year or two ago she found a small lump In the breast but was too scared to do anything. Later, when it was too late even to operate, he came to me. Let everyone remember that cancer can be cured if only it Is found when still localized. After it has scatter ed all over the body, there seldom Is much chance of a cure. So often, even yet, can cer is not thought of seriously until the person Ls thin, weak, anemic, or jaundiced. Usually by them, he or she Is in the last stages of the disease, when nothing can be done. The tumor has scattered. Let us all remember that the great danger from cancer in adults come after the age of 40. A girl of 20 with consti pation need not worry much, but her grandmother, who gets badly constipated for the first time at the age of 63 or o may well have a cancer In the lower bowel or at the out let of her stomach. Daughter Giowth All older persons should worry when they find a lump somewhere - one that was not there before. Sometimes the lump will be what Is called a metastasis or a daughter growth from the primary can. . cer somewhere else. For In stance; one day while shaving, a man round a lump under the skin or his neck. A biopsy (microscopic examination ot a bit ot the gland that was removed surgically) showed I cancer ot a type that probably came from the back of the nose. After much search the main cancer was found near where the experts had expect ed to locate it. Another danger signal ls a sore or scab on the skin, often of the face a sore which does not heal, or if it does seem to heal, soon breaks out again. Such sorea when small can easily and painlessly be burned off by hot sparks. A chronic sore on the tip or ton gue or inside of the mouth, or outlet of the vagina can also be cancerous and must be at tended to quickly. Any pain that shows up In a previously healthy man or woman must be Investigated right off. If it ls in the abdo men, usually the stomach and bowel and gallbladder must be x-rayed. The rectum must be looked into with a lighted tube. One cannnot trust to the x-ray film to show a cancer of the rectum. Calls for Examination Any difficulty is swallow ing must immediately be stud ied. Any blood or bloody dis charge coming from any body orifice such as the throat, rec tum, urinary bladder, or a woman's vagina must prompt ly be Investigated. Even when a person knows that bleeding piles are present, he must not assume that there isn't a can cer of the rectum. Blood in the urine calls strongly for an examination by a kidney and bladder specialist. No woman must ever go unexamined when she starts spotting be tween periods, or after her menopause. Any cough which does not ouicklv clear up calls for an x-ray examination of the lungs and sometimes a look down the trachea and bronchi (air passages) with an electrically lighted tube (bronchoscope). Too often today a lung cancer Is found only after it has spread into both lungs, and has become inoperable. If I were a heavy cigarette smok er with a constant cough, I would have my lungs x-rayed every few months. Any sudden development of hoarseness should promptly send a man for a study of his vocal cords by an expert. Only In this way can a man keep from losing his larynx (voice box). Any black (not brown) mole, especially on the hands or feet or private parts, should be removed surgically the day It starts to grow or to get red or ulcerated. When a child has such black moles, it is a good idea to have them removed. Spread Into Liver Jaundice that comes silent ly In an elderly person can be due to a cancer that has spread into the liver or is obstruct- eding the duct that carries the bile from the liver to the bowel. If I had such a jaun dice, I would go to a medical center large enough to have a physician so expert in this field that he could probably tell me if there was any chance that the jaundice was due to a stone in the duct. Only in that case would an operation be worth attempt ing. My other big hope would be that I would have a hepatitis an inflammation of the liver - due perhaps to having had a transfusion two months be fore. In that case, I might re cover, and I should not have an. operation. Dr. Alvarer' booklet on cancer may be obtained by sending 25 cents and a large, stamped, self-addressed enve lope with your request to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, The Register and Trib une Syndicate, Box 957, Des Moines 4, Iowa. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) Valley Jaycees Attend Meeting Two representatives of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce attended a district 9 meeting in Grants Pass last week end at which the seven clubs represented presented resumes of their activities. Representing the Medford Jaycees were Larry Allen, president of the local club, and Douglas Peters. Others attending included Bill Sloan, Grants Pass, na tional Jaycee Spoke chairman; Corky Corbett, Burns, state president; Jack Spindal, Rose burg, national director; Glen Nelson, Eagle Point, stnte vice president; and Larry Arm strong, Sutherland, vice presi dent. Spindle reviewed qualifica tions for Jaycee president, not ing that one ot the most im portant aspects of the presi dency is humbleness. Corbett reviewed qualifications for the vice president, stressing the desire to participate in Jaycee activities. Don Jackn, Nowpnrt, a Candida1 stnte president, talker' i.id Steve Barllett, Gra' j Pass, a candidate for stale vice president, and Harry Wright, Ashland, also a state vice president candidate. Woman Doctor j Boston - The first woman j doctor in the United States was Elizabeth Blnckwcll. j rSV' SHEET metal co. 1 LAST CHANCE! V I SUV ' TO GIT YOUR QUICK RtCOVERY (kjjk Water Heater fr TiKfM. 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CAR STEEL Chicago - About 60 tons of steel are needed to construct a modern Pullman rail coach, except for models which make considerable use ot structural aluminum. Students Place In Speech Event Several southern Oregon high school students placed high in the state speech con test at the University of Ore gon, Eugene, last week end. rvino irilAvw. Medford High school senior, won first place in the panel discussion; Jim Frake, a Junior at Medford High, tied for second place in extemporaneous speaking; and Darleane Hunt, Medford High senior, was a finalist in ora tory and poetry reading. Glen Tabor of Ashland High school placed first in radio speaking, and Jack Hoffbuhr and Rod Fowler, Phoenix High school debaters, won the cochampionshlp of the B di vision debate with Stayton and Jesuit. Phoenix High won the state B division last year. snm 20S students partici pated In the 53rd annual tour ney. 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