Historical November 1976 health reporting. Dates, fees, recommendations and first-aid instructions are reproduced from the original issue, not current medical advice or service announcements.
For the second year, the Clinic is participating in the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Check Day” for women. This is a program that provides FREE Pap smears, breast examinations, and teach the technique of breast self examination.
This year, the dates will be Saturday, November 6 and 13, 1976, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Put that on your calendar!
The secret to the cure of cancer is early detection and treatment. Most “lumps’ in the breast (of which most are not cancer) are found by the woman herself, not by a doctor in routine examination. Every woman should have an annual Pap smear (of which the findings are usually not cancer), but the woman has to get to the doctor or clinic. So, this is a good time to repeat the Clinic’s contention: it is the interaction between the doctor’s knowledge and the patient’s interest that brings about cures. A person is issued only one body in this life, and only that person can decide to take care of it! We are grateful that the Cancer Society can make the opportunity to have these tests free available to the women of our community: it is up to the women to make good use of the chance.
See you there!
Originally published in The Paper, November 1976.
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Original source: SD_Times1976_11.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
