CANCER TREATMENT.
LEGISLATION IN BRITAIN
(United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, November 30.
A Bill to make further provision for the treatment of cancer was read for the first time in the House of Commons. The main purpose of the Bill is to establish a cancer service, under which in every part of the country modern facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer would be available. The Bill places an obligation on the major local authorities to consult with the Radium Commission and bodies representing voluntary hospitals, and on the local medical profession to prepaie and submit- for approval to the Minister for Health arrangements for securing facilities for the treatment of cancer, adequate for the needs of the areas concerned.
•One clause of the Bill prohibits advertisements of offers to euro cancer, and advertisements referring to articles in terms calculated to lead to their use in the treatment of cancer. British Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 45, 2 December 1938, Page 5
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