CAMPAIGN AGAINST CANCER
PROVISIONS IN BRITISH BILL FACILITIES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (British Official Wireless.) Press Aaaociation—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, November 30. A Bill to make further provision for the treatment of cancer was read a first time in the House of Commons. The main purpose of the Bill is to establish a cancer service under which, tn every part of the country, modern facilities for the diagnosis _ and treatment of cancer will be available. The Bill places an obligation on the major local authorities to consult with the Radium Commission and bodies representing the voluntary hospitals and the local medical profession to prepare and submit for approval to the Minister of Health arrangements for securing facilities for the treatment of cancer in the areas concerned.
One clause in the Bill prohibits advertisements of offers to cure cancer and advertisements referring to articles in .terms calculated to lead to their Use in the treatment of cancer.
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Evening Star, Issue 23130, 2 December 1938, Page 9
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155CAMPAIGN AGAINST CANCER Evening Star, Issue 23130, 2 December 1938, Page 9
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