Most of us know a little about cancer. But only enough to make us vaguely and unreasonably afraid of it.
Because neither the cause nor the exact nature of cancer is fully known to science, the public mind has wrapped the whole subject in mystery and fear.
Yet many facts are known about cancer. And these facts are the individual's best possible defense against it
At 8 p. m. tomorrow there will be a most unusual opportunity for Orleanians to learn the cancer facts from some of our best medical experts in this field.
A cancer forum, co-sponsored by Louisiana State University, the American Cancer Society and The Item,^ will be held in the LSU medical school auditorium, 1542 Tulane Ave.
This will be a plain-talk session, featuring panels of doctors, a number of patients under treatment for various forms of cancer and film slides on cancer research.
This forum, like the recent similar forum on heart diseases, is a public service. It is open to everyone, free of charge, and it promises to be fully as interesting as the highly successful heart forum.
