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THURSDAY. APRIL 25. 1963
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Godfrey Never Fatalist Regarding His Cancer Bout
said to me, 'You look great.' I lit. He says he feels fine
He commutes weekly from
his horses and an elephant.
! prehensions after his cancer
I studyand since his illness he
has plunged into the academ
j ics with greater vigor. Right
now, he's deep into a course
Ion the new mathematics.
Godfrey was never a fatal
! ist during his seige with can
i cer and the period of uncer
I tainty which followed. But
(he's a realist.
"No one ever got out of
"They were shocked; they I Has his bout with cancer
expected a walking skeleton forced him to slow down his
a cadaver on his feet. They ; broadcasting activities and his
believed that once you had j many activities away from the
cancer there was no hope." studio?
Godfrey, who will be 80 "Not one damn bit," insists
on Aug. 31, is walking proof Godfrey who trains horses,
that there indeed is hope. He flics airplanes and swims reg
is active. He looks trim and ularly.
his farm in Virginia to New
York where he tapes his five-a-week
morning radio pro
gram, "Arthur Godfrey
Time," between Monday and
Thursday. Then Godfrey pi
lots his own plane back to
Virginia for the long week
end. On the farm, he trains
Godfrey also has three tele
vision specials scheduled.
In addition, Godfrey has
taken an active role in the
educational activities of the
American Cancer society.
A close associate of the en
tertainer said he never spoke
of his inner thoughts or ap-
was discovered, except to say
once that there were so many
things he still wanted to learn
or do.
Study a Hobby
Godfrey long had been a
voracious reader and was
constantly studying s o m e
thing. He makes a hobby of
this world alive," he said.
"Every day when you get into
your car even to go two
blocks you must say to
yourself, I had no control
when I came and I'll have no
control when I go."
"You just do your best in
your allotted time."
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Br FREDERICK H. TREECH
United Preaa International
New York -WD- On the
laat day of April, 1999, radio
television personality Arthur
Godfrey underwent surgery
for removal of a malignant
tumor on his left lung. Two
weeks later he walked out of
the hospital and, with tears
in his eyes, told reporters:
"I got a break."
His cancer had been dis
covered early enough to be
operable and all Indications
were that the surgeon had got
ten it all.
It is a medical rule of thumb
that if cancer doe not recur
within five years it can be
considered cured.
Godfrey is nearing the start
of his fifth year since surgery
and none of his frequent med
ical check-upi has revealed
any recurrence.
"I've been mighty lucky,"
aald the red-haired entertain
er, looking back on four busy,
productive years since his op
eration. "I was lucky on two
counts. First, I had common
aense enough to have a doctor
investigate a pain I had, al
though it was very slight,
only an irritation.
"Second, I had the services
of not only a competent doc
tor but a courageous one."
Statistically, Godfrey ap
parently will be among the
fortunate S per cant of lung
cancer victims who recover.
According to the American
Cancer society, cancer of the
lungs Is one of the most diffi
cult to diagnose early and,
therefore, only about one per
son in 20 is cured. For all
types of cancer, the ratio of
cures is one in three.
Pacing about his spacious
office in the CBS Radio build
ing, Godfrey spoke urgently
and at length about cancer
"education" getting across
to the public the need lor
early detection and frequent
medical check-ups.
"Detection In time can save
one in two cancer patients
instead of the one in three
that survive now," he said. "It
makes sense to me for per
sons over 33 to go to their
doctor once every six month.;
Little Time
"It requires so little time
and, If you're okay, you can
breathe easier."
It is Godfrey's considered
opinion that many persons
are afraid to undergo a can
cer-detectlon examination.
"They think, 'Gosh, he (a
doctor) might find some
thing,'" Godfrey said.
This I can't understand. If
he'a going to find somethlne.
nea going to find it sooner
or later anyway, so you might
as well get It out in time."
Another thing that fright
ens people away from detec
tion check-ups is a fatalistic
outlook about cancer. God
frey believes.
They have known people
in whom cancer was discov
ered too late for effective sur
gery," he said. "The result
If that the Inoperable patient
looks like a vegetable and the
people feel, "Oh, Lord, there
Is no cure so why live on
like this.'
Caneer Removed
"Some people are fortunate.
like myself," said Godfrey.
It was discovered soon
enough to permit removal.
After the operation, people
Oregon Supreme
Court Decisions
Salem - (UPI) - A contested
school district reorganization
election in Wasco county was
upheld Wednesday by the
Supreme Court.
Some residents, and the
Harvey Aluminum Co. of The
Dalles, challenged the elec
tion. They contended the cir
culation and signing of the
petitions had been improperly
handled.
The Supreme Court agreed
with Wasco County Circuit
Judge M. W. Wilkinson that
there had been "substantial
compliance with the statutory
requirements" to make the
election valid.
In another case, the Court
denied a workmen's compen
sation claim for a laborer who
cut off the tips of two fingers
while clearing part of a lot.
He was the employee of a
landscape gardener at the
time.
Commission Upheld
The court denial upheld the
State . Industrial Accident
Commission and reversed
Multnomah County Circuit
Judge Alfred Sulmonctti.
Although landscape garden
ing ia not listed as a hazard
ous occupation, the workman
contended he was performing
the separate, hazardous job of
land clearing.
The high court said the con
trolling factor is the occupa
tion of the employer, and
there was no evidence to indi
cate the employer had
changed his occupation from
landscape gardening to land
clearing.
The Supreme Court agreed
with the Clackamas County
Circuit Court In upholding a
special fire protection district
election involving District 71.
Suit Tossed Out
The lower court had tossed
out a suit seeking to set aside
the special election because
of a line on the ballot sepa
rating the question and the
statement of reasons.
The Supreme Court said
there was substantial compli
ance with the election law.
The Supreme Court affirm
ed the Clackamas county con
viction ot Anthony B. Ottcn
for assault and armed rob
bery. Otlen was given a life
sentence.
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