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00:36Every three minutes, someone dies of cancer.
00:43Day after day, week after week, month after month, cancer kills close to 200,000 of our people each year.
00:54Yet more than one-third of these deaths can be prevented.
00:59Fear, ignorance, superstition are responsible for these needless casualties.
01:07My dear, what a terrible disgrace. They say she died of cancer.
01:12I'm just sure that she caught it from that old Mrs. So-and-so. Cancer germs were all over the
01:18place.
01:19Once you get cancer, that's all, brother. You're through. That's one thing that can't be cured.
01:26A friend of mine told me about a new medicine for cancer. It's just wonderful. You don't have to have
01:32an operation.
01:33Everybody knows it's inherited. None of my folks had cancer, so I don't have to worry.
01:41Don't be a sucker. Everyone's chances of developing cancer are just about the same regardless of heredity.
01:48We all have to be on guard. No case of cancer has ever been cured by patent medicine, salves, pastes,
01:57ointments, or other quack treatments.
02:00Cancer is no more of a disgrace than pneumonia or any other disease.
02:05Cancer is not contagious.
02:08Many people are being cured of cancer every day.
02:12Now, to study cancer's effect on the human body.
02:16Let's assume that our organs are like a group of interrelated factories.
02:21Raw materials are brought to the factories by the bloodstream, which travels through the arteries.
02:27Waste products are carried away by the veins and lymph canals.
02:32The cells of the body may be thought of as workers in these factories.
02:39These cells work smoothly along on their routine job of keeping the body alive and healthy.
02:50Occasionally, a cell dies.
02:59When this happens, a healthy cell merely divides itself to fill the gap.
03:13When the gaps are filled by new cells, the division stops, and the cells go on with their work.
03:20This is normal cell behavior, and most people live out their lives in this untroubled fashion.
03:27Once in a while, something goes wrong with the normal cell, and cancer originates.
03:39A healthy, normal cell turns into a malignant cancer cell.
03:55It steals food from the normal cell.
03:58It steals food from the normal cell.
04:11Cancer cells crowd out the active work.
04:38Since cancer starts with one cell, it can be cured if it is treated while it's in the ICU.
04:44it is still in its original place, by removal through simple surgery, by radiation from
05:00x-ray tubes, by rays emanating from radium.
05:26When every single cancer cell is removed by surgery or destroyed by x-ray or radium, the
05:35patient is cured. If cancer is not destroyed when it is localized, here's what happens.
05:43This small cancer growth in the breast is neglected. Now we're in trouble. The cancer cells have
05:51escaped from their original location and are getting into the lymph canal, although in some
05:56cases cancer cells travel through the bloodstream as well. The malignant horde is on its way to
06:03invade other parts of the body. The invading horde reaches the lymph nodes under the armpit.
06:11This is the last chance, because when the cancer cells escape from this lymph node, they move
06:19from the armpit to the point at the base of the neck where the lymph pours into the bloodstream.
06:25Now they are pumped by heart action to the lungs, where many new cancers develop. The blood then
06:32carries some of the cancer cells from the lungs back to the heart, which pumps them out through
06:37the arteries to all parts of the body. When the neglected cancer has spread throughout the
06:43body, there is no hope for cure. Fortunately, many cancers can be cured if recognized and treated
06:57in time. So look out for these danger signals. Any sore that does not heal, particularly about
07:07the tongue, mouth or lips. A painless lump or thickening, especially in the breast, lip or tongue. Irregular
07:18bleeding or discharge from any natural body opening. Progressive change in the color or size of
07:25a wart, mole or birthmark. Persistent indigestion. Persistent hoarseness. Unexplained cough or
07:37difficulty in swallowing. Any change in normal bowel habits. Pain is seldom a symptom of early
07:46cancer. So don't forget these danger signals. Any sore that does not heal, particularly about
07:53the tongue, mouth or lips. A painless lump or thickening, especially in the breast, lip or tongue. Irregular
08:02bleeding or discharge from any natural body opening. Progressive change in the
08:07color or size of a wart, mole or birthmark. Persistent indigestion. Persistent hoarseness.
08:15Unexplained cough or difficulty in swallowing. Any change in the normal bowel habits. At the
08:22first symptom, go to your doctor. If necessary, he will send you to a hospital for a more complete
08:34examination than he can give in his office. Here at the hospital, a highly trained team
08:41will serve you. This team includes a physician who has special knowledge of the microscopic
08:47appearance of cancer tissues. This pathologist will be able to tell your doctor whether the
08:54stroke you have is actually cancer. If it is, early treatment can save your life for yourself
09:04and loved one. You must save yourself. Remember the danger signal. Go to your doctor at the
09:21first symptom. Cancer must be stopped before it gets away.
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