Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancerU.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 3151 pages pt.8: Contains two compilations. a. "Health and Maternity Insurance Throughout the World," Feb. 1954, by Carl H. Farman, SSA (p. 2565-2629). b. "Hospital and Medical Care Programs in Great Britain, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia," Feb. 1954, by Martha D. Ring, PHS (p. 2631-3151) |
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... whereas not more than 20 percent of all patients with this disease are actually being cured ; that cancer confined to the breast can be cured 8 times out of 10 , whereas the overall cure rate of breast cancer is less than 35 percent ...
... whereas not more than 20 percent of all patients with this disease are actually being cured ; that cancer confined to the breast can be cured 8 times out of 10 , whereas the overall cure rate of breast cancer is less than 35 percent ...
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Thus , cancer of the uterus appears with as great frequency in the South as it does in the Northeast , whereas cancer of the breast appears to be distinctly less common in the Southern belt ( charts 20 and 21 ) .
Thus , cancer of the uterus appears with as great frequency in the South as it does in the Northeast , whereas cancer of the breast appears to be distinctly less common in the Southern belt ( charts 20 and 21 ) .
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1 , 612. 1 119.9 1 Rate per 100,000 population . 2 1936 rate . 3 1938 rate . 4 1943 rate . 5 1939 rate . Source : Summary of International Vital Statistics , 1937-44 . CANCER BREAST 70 % CURED 35 % SKIN 95 % HEALTH INQUIRY 153.
1 , 612. 1 119.9 1 Rate per 100,000 population . 2 1936 rate . 3 1938 rate . 4 1943 rate . 5 1939 rate . Source : Summary of International Vital Statistics , 1937-44 . CANCER BREAST 70 % CURED 35 % SKIN 95 % HEALTH INQUIRY 153.
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CANCER BREAST 70 % CURED 35 % SKIN 95 % CURED 40 % IS MOUTH 65 % CURED 10 % BLADDER 55 % CURED 56 LIP 90 % CURED 15 % * approximationis based on clinical experience WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO GET CANCER 50 % are.
CANCER BREAST 70 % CURED 35 % SKIN 95 % CURED 40 % IS MOUTH 65 % CURED 10 % BLADDER 55 % CURED 56 LIP 90 % CURED 15 % * approximationis based on clinical experience WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO GET CANCER 50 % are.
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The Seven Danger Signals Which May Mean Cancer 0 ANY SORE THAT DOES NOT HEAL 2 A LUMP OR THICKENING IN THE BREAST OR ELSEWHERE 3 UNUSUAL BLEEDING OR DISCHARGE 4 ANY CHANGE IN A WART OR MOLE 5 PERSISTENT INDIGESTION OR DIFFICULTY IN ...
The Seven Danger Signals Which May Mean Cancer 0 ANY SORE THAT DOES NOT HEAL 2 A LUMP OR THICKENING IN THE BREAST OR ELSEWHERE 3 UNUSUAL BLEEDING OR DISCHARGE 4 ANY CHANGE IN A WART OR MOLE 5 PERSISTENT INDIGESTION OR DIFFICULTY IN ...
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