THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1959.
A victim's best chance I felt proud and
the
IT must be clearly un-
derstood that Fest chance for a patient with cancer lies in early diagnosis and treatment. Why do people delay in their doctors consulting nhout symptoms which may mean that they have can- cer?
-One of the world's foremost authorities brings his unique, knowledge to bear on one of the most vital questions of today. Can we beat cancer?
to their doctors with early cancer as a result.
of full
be available for and examination
Ra
consultation
in an American study,
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London Letter
humble
by SIR BEVERLEY BAXTER, M.P.
Facilties would be provided F memory lasts that long you may recall that a few months for laboratory testa, X-ray an ago I described how the Baxter family moved from their other special examinations.
house in St John's Wood to a flat in South Kensington. It was Doubtless many pre-cancerous the end of a sagu, the end of an epoch, as far as our family was conditions would be recogniørd and This would provide concerned.. important material fot ru- Doctors have to rely at presearch,
enabung The well a
story brought Fent on a group of tests which doctora to treat patients
done, and,
some charming letters Cour before cancer develops. (In a It is right and Important are
preceded by
clinical total of 8,229 patients examined from readers but it also that the public should know examination.
4,279 brought a pointed and Now tests are being added pre-cancerous conditions WID this disense should no to the doctor's armamentarium. found.} Many are afraid of what a good deal about cancer--
even pungent comment be longer the doctor may find and
wrapped in One of the latest is the detee.
from a gentleman in tion" of cancer cells in the have to tell them they secrecy and mystery.
Winnipeg. Here is the sputum in cancer of the lung. and in the urine in cancer of. A FOE
It
that is possible
new Letter in all its pristine the bladder.
dingrostle Hosta might emerge
simplicity: Every The more that is known
consulling from such a centre. Certainly, hospital out-patient a critical pavement would be of all the available about a foc, the less it is to room and
department is, of course, a mado
methods of diagnicels, he feared.
diagnostic coniro.
The
Diagnoste Centre must be linked with the family doctors. Its work must be integrated with theirs.
fear cancer.
ignorant of Others Arc
the the -importance of symptoms they notice, and Loster up their murale, by making themselven believe hat the symptoms mean anthier serious.
DELAY
patients put off Some cing their doctors because of work and other causes.
Delay, whatever may be vene of it, is dangerous a ale must realise this fort.
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People should be told what are the danger symp- toms and signs of cancer in various parts of the body.
They must be given to under- stand all that modern medicine en de for them in all stages of the disease..
anot
viearie
under-
doctor'
Is there a place in medical for a special Cancer work diagnostic centre?
CONTROL
TESTS
Cancer
an
"Dear Bazter:
womenfolk and
event and the pleasant thing that had happened “If you will forgive a perhaps too personal an incident I got particular pleasure from a present which came from Ireland-from an M.P. whom I knew in the Cemmons ten years, ago and had not acen since then.
We had not even exchanged went to the krs yet ho trouble to remind me that his friendship was not dead. It was at wide a pleasure and 2 for if the alluation had been reversed I
their frlands build a city that will live for were planning, sorting, reject over and for ever."
And on this day of Meribah's Inc. while a male dressmaker completed the all important wedding there was the Mayor dress for the bride,
of my Borough of Southgate,
the chaina We decided that it possible bedecked with Do you think you're the the wedding should take place office, and also there was the proach to mo only guy who ever moved in the Crypt of the Palace of Chairman of my Conservative do not think I would have sent
a flat Westminster where, incidentally Association which adopted me
Guy Fawkes hid with his barrel as their candidate twenty-four message that.
a house to from Come of it.
Yours truly,
of gunpowder on November 5. It was also the same setting where a Suffragette also hid as
I see his point and yet t protest against the national Patients would be seen at the
Introduction seems to me that he has failed census which included women with centre from their doctors, and n-full to realise that in the lives of all although they were not allowed We believe there is that if
to vote. The poor creature was so In- such a centre were property report on the finding would be of it there are moments in the
to them. If subsequent unforgiving years which are like arrested and fined but They
an Dent oranised and equipped
the theatre curtain descending at domitable was her spirit that many thousands of important contribution and how
would treatment were required,
she Jaler threw herself in front patient's doctor would arrange the end of an act. annually by be made to cancer control.
It was so when we left St. of a horse at the Derby and was people are vid
In this centre an information for this to be carried out in the
Family doctors John's Wood and became Ken- killed. way. y aument And they must reolise there department would be set up. usual
bul hardly had we no need to despair about Its work would include cancer would be encouraged to attend singtonians
when my doughter very education of the publie-telling the centre and take part in its settled in
became engaged to n lively that cancer can people about the danger signals, important work
Heutenant in the Royal - Navy. giving advice on what action
The date was fixed, and pre- to take under given circum-
parations started Biantes.
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comer that there Bro helpful signs
1 is a good rule to con- be controlled. sult your doctor whenever notien ก departure from normal health which laris for several days.
AGU
A good deal has been said and done about cancer
RESEARCH
There is not yet available a single test which will show that a patient has eancer.
it Ja of obvious Importance have such a test and r education for the public, search may, eventually produce and more people have gone one.
to
JACKYS DIARY
by ** Jacky Mendelsohn
Age 32/2
Poople would be advised regarding preventive measures against the disease, and socio- economic and welfare problems would be solved for them there. In the clinical department, d'octor
would and specialists
On FRY DAY MOMMY & Me WENT To the Bank TO BET OUT SOME MONEY,
When You first GO IN THEY GOT 2 POLICE MAN; His JOBIS TO SEE that no body STEALS THE FOUNTAIN PENS THEY got tied ON THE TABLES
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What is certain is that both the healthy and the sick would have nothing to fear, everything to hope such a“centre,
and for, from
Next instalment: Can cancer be prevented?
City
Protest
Not since the British landing In Normandy hay there been от 50 much such preparation planning. The weeks went by but right up to D. Day the
CITY BANK TRUST
also he Holds Your Bundles HELPS YOU in other WAYS When You TAKE OUT MONEY
They Go! Lots more People Working there Too, Some of Them give You Money, & others of THEM TAKE itaWAY... You Just GOTTA BE LUCKY & GET on the Right Line.
PAYING
wow.)
| Taking.
© 1959 King Features Studicate ing, World rights Reserved..
Here's The Check Which Wrote on
only they didn't have Enuff.
money to PAY me it.
hope People Hurry up
& put more
MONEY IN
THE BANK So's CAM
CASH IT
THE CITY BANK.
AND TRUST CO.
Me
FODEYS
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Today 59
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Except if you don't have an ACCOUNT there. THEN if You TRY IT, he isn't so Nice,
BAT
no Account PERSON
$
Bang.
Mommy's got whaT THEY CALLa CHECK BOOK, Which is diffrent from a REAL BooKONA COUNT of There's not much to read in it. But there's LOTS OF ROOM to write, which is the good part,
1,000,000 $.000,00 35
a MILLION TRILLion Dollars &CENTS**
Your Friend, JACKY
9-27
QDD VICE for CHILDREN:
The BANK GOT a Sign Which SAYS You! Can borrow MONEY ON YOUR SIGNATURE *** So Study Hard & Learn to write Your Name REAL good, So You'll never BE POOR WHEN YOU GROW UP
Your Friend JACKY
Grim?
years ago,
of
And in the strown Cz pany
there Was "Nanny" who brought up our children in the Ki Jahn's Wood house.
more than a congratulatory
Courage
To them there is the adven-
Do you wonder that I fell tue of the unknown, to us as
both proud and humbler
the
the lapse of time)
years
to
At the point moment my parents there is the accumula
with their Colonel George Diy Ben of the lend
Adventure les called for silence and said i'at rich memories.
children proces: ahead for the
wha things and satisfied both the eyes and the have grown to womanhood and cars of the assembled gathering. manhood, They have corne to But then In due couras there responsibility At 3 time in came the one doubtful factor, history when life will not be From every side there was a easy-but that a challenge But ait is not grim in the demand for the bridegroom to that they will meet with all the Crypt.
As the bride appears strange to wait la conndence of youth.
those words Onca she can see to the right even after
more I ask you, leove with a beautiful shining coolly took his place and with cuso me for giving over this font for the baptism and the his wife at his side, proceeded London Letter to something po christening of infants. The
to make a speech which would personal, but which of us can church is ready for any eventu- not have been unworthy of a bear unmoved the courage, the
and the gentlenes ality.
young Distanii.
Flustered? Shy? Nervous? of those sacred words that join Not a dam' bli. Truly there is a man and a woman in Holy, something about the Navy. A Matrimony? few hours later the newly-
weds flew to Norway on their honeymoon. The great day had come to an end. Back in our flat with friends wo discussed the day's
For some reason the father of the bride nearly alwaJE -attracts the very minimum of interest, In fact he is merely allowed be present which is darned decent, It
true that when the Wedding Hymn was sung by the choir I walked slowly up the aisle with my daughter on my arm and stood beside her on the left at the altar. No actor on the stage was ever so ruthlessly rehearsed sa was I In the role of the father of the bride. My wife had put | me through it, my daughter had put me through it, and secretly In the fat I had put myself through it.
So in due course we sately reached the altar and I stood with the radiant Meribah on my arm until the Hymn came to an; end. Sull standing the clergyman began the familiar wards: "Dearly beloved brethren wo are gathered here ...." I have heard these words a hundred times or more, perhaps three times, in the course of a long life, but how vividly they take on a special significance when the bride also your child.
Still standing I heard my cue and had to go into action.
"Who giveth this woman fo this man?"
no
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Fortunately there were words for me to speak because quite rightly the father of the bride is regarded literally being dumb. But according to rehearsal I took with my right hand my daughter's left hand and then gave it to the Vicar's right hand. Following which I stepped back and sat down beside my wife. My own opinion is that I performed, my intricate task with dignity, con- fidence and solemnity although our friends were too shy to sty
50,
the
Vividly
the
So there came - from Vicar's lips those moving words which are so familiar yet seem to take new meaning every time they are spoken, And in the process speaking those words our daughter was leaving us, her parents, to live and love as wife of this tall, young Naval Lieutenant Brian Slark. Lest I neem unobservant or lacking in detail my son-in-law had his own support in the per- son of an equally tall young Naval officer as Best Man. Just sor add to this general effect there was also a Nayal guard of bonour who made an arch of their awords when the bride and bridegroom duly emerged from the Chapel.
And then came the reception on the Terrace of the House of Commons. The Crypt could only hold a comparatively sanall number but the Terrace WPX generous of space. The fear had been that there would be rain in which case the party. would have been held in the members' dining róôm which is available on Saturday, becaUID the House is not sitting.,
But a radiant sun drew dia- monds from the Thames, pa If gurgled approval, in t passage to the sea....
Doubtful
It was hot so very long agG, when as members of Parliament we stood on the terrace and watched the missed' Botilla of the bombers wending their, way, In the skies to keep their rendezvous with the "duk cbs
·fore they dropped their bombe on Ellier's fortress of Berlin, It was on this North - Bazké of Baonim, thực hi sing cine and mid: “Hare wa simli
Aly Ben was striking the hour as we left the Housea of Parliament and it seemed louder and more vibrant than usza!
but perlupe that was just imagination.
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