Questions and Answers about Cancer

13 - Can a patient with tuberculosis be stricken with cancer? Yes. Neither tuberculosis nor any other disease prevents this malady from creeping into the cells of the body.

14 - How can cancer be brought under control? By several means: 1 - Visit the doctor whenever you suspect any indication of the disease. 2 - Have a general examination every year; a woman who has reached thirty-five should have two examinations. 3 - Forestall the disease at its very start and treat it by operation. 4 - And finally, the spreading of general knowledge of the disease's manifestations, its causes, and the elementary methods of its treatment.

15 - What are the first signs of cancer? There are seven indications that point to the appearance of the disease: 1 - Any sore that does not heal. 2 - A swelling, or the appearance of a lump, in the breast. 3 - Abnormal bleeding. 4 - A sudden change in a wart or mole. 5 - Difficulty in swallowing and digestion. 6 - A persistent cough and hoarseness of the voice. 7 - A change in the behavior of the bowels.

16 - What is the most effective treatment for cancer? Despite the multiplying of treatments and drugs, surgery, X-rays, and radium remain the strongest weapons in medicine's hand for fighting this dread disease.

17 - Is smoking among the causes of cancer? The connection of cancer with the lungs and the mouth is not certain; but smoking should be indulged in with moderation, for the sake of prevention.

18 - Does cancer attack married women and unmarried women alike? Medical reports affirm that the rate of cancer among

unmarried women at the age of forty is higher than among married women, and that it most often strikes the breasts in the maiden and the womb in the married woman. Doctors believe that nursing prevents cancer from creeping into the breasts, and injury to the womb is likewise prevented if the physician is skillful in delivery.

19 - How can cancer of the breast be prevented? Do not bind your body in tight clothing; and every woman should have her chest examined by a specialist and take instructions in how to examine the breasts once each month, after the monthly period.

20 - What are the possibilities

of reducing the death rate from cancer? There are four ways: 1 - The doctor's complete attention to the sufferer, thoroughness in examining the affected organs, and working for their cure by the most effective means. 2 - Decisive treatment, and the doctor's sense of responsibility toward the patient. 3 - The discovery of all manner of useful modern treatments. 4 - Learning the causes of cancer through deep research in the medical laboratories.

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