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The original documents are located in Box 37, folder "Ford, Betty - Cancer" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to these materials. Digitized from Box 37 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library -Dallas News: John Rhodes Katie Gormer, in the car, and Willie Gregg, volunteer drivers for the American Cancer Society While there's help, there's hope-but only if you can get there. The Arizona Daily Star TUCSON, ARIZ. Clips on CANCER CONTROL from D. 61,635 SUN. 110,560 the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AUG 22 1975 Earlier Cancer Detection Credited To Betty, Happy By ALTON BLAKESLEE October-December 1973, breast biopsies and 126 can- breast examination since NEW YORK (AP) - Three compared with the same cers. While limited in scope, it newspapers and other media physicians credit Betty Ford months in 1974. nonetheless seems to point to of public information carried and Happy Rockefeller with The 1974 period was after some trends, they said. the stories of Mrs. Betty THE BRIDGEPORT POST BRIDGEPORT, CONN. D. 82,722 SUN. 85,633 Clips on CANCER CONTROL from AUG 8 1975 thorough examination HOUSTON, TEXAS the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Mastectomy Patients INFORMER W. 4.925 (N) 'Reach to Recovery' AUG 2 3 1975 Buffaller By MAUREEN BOYLE problems that are troubling are highly effective, and The cancer outlook for black Americans Post Staff Writer a woman, but the psy- there is an 85 per cent survi- Marilyn McEachern walk- chological ones. Who is in a val rate after five years, ed out of the hospital with better position to understand when diagnosis and treat- some of these problems, to ment are achieved at an her husband. The knot in her stomach tightened. relate to them, than a WO- early stage, the American By John Henry Jones man who has had a mas- Cancer Society reports. (American Cancer Society Science Writer) of Head and Neck Surgeons in Boca Raton, Florida. A week earlier she had a tectomy?" asked Mrs. Mur- About 95 per cent of pa- Environmental factors were cited by the Howard radical mastectomy, and she phy. tients discover their cancers / was afraid. A friend of The unequal and inadequate delivery of medical researchers as "the most likely reason," for the The Dallan Morning Newn DALLAS, TEXAS D. 266,667 SUN. 310,530 Volunteers open doors AUG 7 1975 Byfola By MARY BRINKERHOFF possible to deliver a load of children to county, further observes that the job Bishop Dunne early in the morning, isn't As the height of the fight over buses drive cancer patients and then work a " nd way for to be hy not 1 ne- to be и th 1 espe DS. finds er turn ch tatio ne T ter S nd gran elf husb and /cery It help as K " with that go in the house and close the door be- hind me. I wanted to mingle with peo- ple." est e.a an 1g, to re- Uhe Sunday Star-Ledger ny NEWARK, N. J. sa SUN. 560,261 a re- AUG 10 1975 Beffellen r's ne Research not ely gets funds but she couldn't make it. widow, for instance, who nas mushed All three serve in high-need areas. treatment but still likes to call and be Mrs Gregg a volunteer since 1962 is picked up for visits. The Florida Wimen-Hnian JACKSONVILLE, FLA. D. 150,093 SUN. 172,515 BULGING CLOSET PROVIDES Rochester Times-Union Clips on CANCER CONTROL from ROCHESTER, N. Y. AUG 8 1975 D. 145,808 the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER PATIENT RENT-ALL AUG 6 1975 Bakalas By JUDGE MAY present, said Mrs. Jane tables, side rails, trapeze Cook said. More than 600 Times-Union Staff Writer Cook, services director. bars, wheel chairs, walkers, volunteers prepared more "It upsets me to learn that basins, bed pans, commode than 50,000 nonsterile surgi- Giving Up Smoking; The A ans erated to Unit ba- cer S a boor a east I vol- Joys of Feeling Good Last ore 1,302 tients. By MARTIN GERSHEN are pital ha- T-U-Chicago Sun-Times /o]- After 218 hours, 56 minutes one pa- 30 seconds of not smoking, I who am ing. me I am em fe han I The ha des or Rocky Mountain News to: so three DENVER, COLO. ing to ttes a ast D. 214,490 SUN. 236,903 da hasn't 't amu ave be the never in- th emind AUG 22 1975 re- m loing is se lieved po ng Frankness lauded di- an isfac- un- tie e lack me of the The Dallas Morning News in cancer detection ealth- on, ier thier. DALLAS, TEXAS nts Fo NEW YORK (AP) - Three physicians credit Betty Ford ghing D. 266 367 SUN. 310,530 and = be an er di rs the g. my ect co deep AUG 4 1975 befor er pa- an they cent dy in WC ers of meta my n the Ace Check er mi brea T., To Cancer Benj pe pi- Once in while cough HARRISON, N.Y. tals ne slightly I guess it's the nico- (UPI)-Gene Littler months in 1974. Clips on CANCER CONTROL from The Denver Post AUG 5 1975 DENVER, COLD. the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY D. 256,439 SUN. 368,912 Briefs From The Publisher's Desk By Thomas H. Watkins, Jr. AUG 3 1975 JAMA Pierce Wins Grant MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1975 For Cancer Study DNA finds use as antibiotics 'carrier' Dr. G. Barry Pierce, chief of deadly cancers - those that path Color m Belgian researchers are using high molecular e- has id rene se Ebio ly Batt C al APie ly Arhansas nn Gazelle. will LITTLE ROCK, ARK. their he from e- D. 115,576 SUN. 141,125 Velop w Ac ir AUG 5 1975 HOUSTON, TEXAS INFORMER W. 4.925 (N) Info On The Sun... The sun is known to be the maior cause of skin cancer. bu AUG 2 1975 sa of Happiness Ur sp su through am su health in tio Bu Otto McClarrin LUNG CANCER: If lung cancer continues to or blocking. out of the increase at current rates, it will kill a million thymus DNA-antibiotic complex. The goal, of The Oregonian Cancer team There is much that is known in the topflight research PORTLAND, OREGON centers about cancer. There are many new treatment D. 245,132 SUN. 407,186 programs. Now the problem is to get it to the patients, Clips on CANCER CONTROL from who might live in Burns, or Valsetz, in an efficient medi- in special unit cal and teaching network. the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY JUL 221975 Not all small town physicians or small town hospitals ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH have all the facilities and the expertise available. Not all D. 326,376 SUN. 541,868 treats patients these patients have to be hospitalized all the time. But the management of their treatment is important. So is the strong emotional support they get in this unit from staff AUG 1 4 1975 and each other. to good cheer This isn't a place to die. This is a place to get the best and the newest. The patients themselves take new heart. They quickly learn that cancer, like many other diseases, Dark Thoughts By ANN SULLIVAN can be controlled and sometimes cured. The aim is to of The Oregonian staff return them to as active, healthy and normal a life as possible, just like the "graduates" of hospital coronary, Cancer, the treatable disease, is common denominator care or other intensive care units. for patients who come from all over Oregon for care in a On Getting Tan new department at Providence Medical Center. "We want to help people live with their cancers and not die with them," said Dr. David H. Regan. "We have It is called the oncology unit for the term which means social services to help ease the total effect on patient and study and treatment of malignancy. The whole depart- family, as well as the best trained physicians and most By Judy J. Newmark vary from individual to indi- extra pigment to block all the successful treatment. In most cases, it won't be vidual. dangerous rays effectively. A sore that bleeds or does cancer, but it's best to find ment, from cute high school volunteers to an especially skilled nursing staff interested in taking care of people Of the Post-Dispatch Staff The effects of overexposure It is also important to know not heal, a wart or mole that out early. Skin cancer is interested group of physicians, radiates good humor, under treatment, not the terminally III patient." The sunburn belongs to ear- are cumulative, and may con- what signs to look for in order changes in color or size, or a usually treated with surgery hope, efficiency and expertise. lv those first tinue to accrue even after to detect skin. cancer early thickening in the skin should and radiation Clips on CANCER CONTROL from the AMERICAN CANCER-SOCIETY THE POST-STANDARD SYRACUSE, N.Y. D. 92,652 AUG 221975 22 1975 Bafalla 1st Lady, Happy Helped Fight Cancer NEW YORK (AP) - Three physicians credit Betty breast bionsies and 126 cancèrs While limited in scene if I 4 a b MRS. FORD E Their study included 723 patients with a total of 864 MRS. ROCKEFELLER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1975 Three Docs Thank Betty and Happy Three physicians, who conducted a Nashville, Tenn., survey that showed that last year more breast cancers were detected before they spread than in the previous year, give a large part THE WASHINGTON POST PEOPLE Mrs. Ford Continues B2 Friday, Oct. 4, 1974 Excellent Recovery United Press International First lady Betty Ford, White House Illnesses, Public Response the ntin- f very By Paul Hodge tion with the President," Dr. dent Roosevelt's polio was donations be made to the let doctors check their d is Clifton Gruver, president of in great part responsible The First Lady's breast cancer society. breasts but this week no she the D.C. Medical Society for elimination of the dis- Mrs Ford who la Lone has declined at the p re- cance sands ics," ti ondi- ho acros le cel- erv their ca di- ict's check tior na- re- ter Cen- teleph Mr re Cance free er- for m neer ous Sep ed The 0,000 H breast nics. Wil r. ics he ster- For S. cities- -test time e ciety ing. about g tute o to wish e been ning men have at the I neighl The be re I Mos hich Thur have ents the su olid and ai is a cer. ,000 wash Post We always see more pa- about cholesterol and asked that in neu OI nowers, Some women decune to women. in tients during presidential caused interest and concern 10/8/74 PA16 illnesses "because the pub- about the disease to rise lic's attention is focusing on dramatically. them and there is identifica- "Even further back, Presi- Path City of Cleveland RALPH J. PERK, MAYOR January 22, 1976 216-694-2220 Mrs. Sheila R. Weidenfeld Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford 2667 The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mrs. Weidenfeld: Thank you for returning my call yesterday - I enjoyed our talk. As we discussed, last year Cleveland with the cooperation of the American Cancer Society launched an all-out effort to persuade Cleveland women to visit one of our health centers for free pap tests and breast examinations. It was extremely successful, but there are scores of thousands we must yet reach who are in low- income brackets and do not have adequate private examinations. The details of last year's results, as well as this year's plans, are in the attached memorandum to me from the Health Department. After talking with you, I clearly understand the multitude of requests Mrs. Ford must receive to aid in such programs, and the fact that the paragraph labeled "Request" in the attached memo is possibly too ambitious. However, any publicized message from Mrs. Ford to the women of Cleveland urging their participation in this detection clinic would, of course, be of inestimable value. We would be delighted with a few sentences on a cassette tape, or any suggestions you might have after reviewing this matter. Sincerely - and appreciatively, June Ina F. Keegan Reegan Press Secretary to the Mayor IK:dm 1 Encl. 2/2/76 Inf- Ina ltr a/be sent to her. To the Women of the Cleveland Area Early detection and treatment of cancer can save your life. This weekend your local American Cancer Society and the City of Cleveland offer free breast examinations and free pap tests. These two simple, painless procedures are valuable aides in detecting cancer. For your own peace of mind and health, please stop by one of the four Cleveland Health Centers this weekend for these tests and make them part of your regular health care. For those who have not had these test recently, please do so. For those who have, let this be a reminder to continue monthly self-examinations for breast cancer and to have regular pap tests. My personal experience with cancer convinced me of the impartance importance of early detection and treatment, I hope you will help yourself stay healthy by taking these life-preserving tests. Call Keegan SEW - Does MF have do see 1. To the Women of the Cleveland Area Last fall, I visited an early detection center, visit of and this reminded me again how important it is to find and treat cancer as early as possible. My personal experience with breast cancer and the knowledge I've gained from discussing this problem with many different people prompt me to urge all of you to participate in Women's Health Weekend. This special program by your local American Cancer Society offers free breast exams and free pap tests--two valuable tools in detecting cancer. I hope all who have not benefit had these tests recently will attendxamexaf do so at one of the four Cleveland Health Centers. For those who have had these tests, please let this be a reminder to keep up monthly self-examinations for breast cancer and to schedule regular pap tests. while work goes forward to find cures and treatments for cancer, we can help ourselves through preventive care. Please help yourself stay healthy by participating in this very special life-saving program. American Cancer Society--Cuyahoga Unit I am so pleased to hear of your plans F for Women's Health Weekend to give free breast exams and pap tests. I hope thousands of women participate in this special program. My personal experience has made mail me aware of how important early detection is in the treatment of cancer. I urge those women in the Cleveland area who have not had these tests to attend these detection clinics. While the work goest forward to find cures for cancer, we can help ourselves xpx through preventive care. I hope this Weekend will remind all women in your area to make monthly breast checks and to have regular checkups. with best wishes for a successful, life-saving program Sincerely, 3 both political parties be strong in all sections of the Nation. He noted with satisfaction that there are now Democratic Senators in New England States that never before had them, and that the Republicans are making some inroads in the deep South by getting Congressmen elected there. Ford said a great deal has been done to improve the situation of the Blacks, and that most of the legislation they need is now on the books. He added that Blacks have nevertheless not been able to climb up the economic ladder as swiftly as they would have liked. "The progress on a relative basis has been better than the progress of the comparable Whites who were at the lower end of the spectrum," he said. The President said he strongly favors equality of opportunity at the outset and equality in the end result for all Americans. "But human nature has such an impact," he said, "that I don't think you can end up with equality of result.' He noted that what is a desirable end result for one person is not necessarily what someone else wants. Ford came out for meeting the urgent needs of the major metropolitan areas. He said the Nation should move into a broader mass-transit program, but at the same time continue building highways. He insisted that "we have to learn to master science for the benefit of every detail of our life." News Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Rockefeller Praised for "Courage Sun. Sumary. March 31,75 New York (UPI) -- The American Cancer Society, citing the courage demonstrated by the wives of Pres: dent Ford and Vice President Rockefeller, Sunday announced that new data showed that 77 per cent of all breast cancers were now being detected before the disease had spread to the lymph nodes. It is impossible to described how moved I have been by the messages of prayerful concern support and friendship that have I know poured into the White House. Like any woman in the immediate days and weeks follpwing breast surgery, I know that what is most sus- staining and healing is the love and undersranding that comes in such abundance have from one's husband and children. (To have, in addition to (that) the good wishes and encourageme nt of so many peoeple is to feel especially blessed. mail, (of course have read only a sampling of the (letters so far. ) the letters I wish I coduld read every one (of them. .) Of those & have read so many tell a wonderful story of recovery, of a renewed and heightened appreciations (of the preciousness 8 lifee and the magic of love. They attest to the progrdess of medicine but also to the power of faith. I am filled with gratituded for the prayers of so many, for the masses that have been said and the treas planted in Israel BERNED for me. FORD Here are a few of the letters I would like to share. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 1976 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT BY WILLIAM M. LUKASH, M.D. REAR ADMIRAL, USN. Mrs. Ford today completed a comprehensive medical examination at Bethesda Naval Hospital. She has been undergoing routine medical examinations every four months since she underwent breast surgery for cancer on September 28, 1974. Mrs. Ford completed a two-year course of cancer chemotherapy last month and today's examination was somewhat more extensive in connection with the completion of this two-year course. Today's physical examination included blood tests, X-rays, bone scans and mammography. Dr. William Fouty, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, who performed her surgery, reported that the preliminary findings show no indication of cancer recurrence. The X-rays did indicate some minimal progression of her arthritis condition and it is anticipated that she will continue to have periods of discomfort. Mrs. Ford is very pleased with the results of today's examination and is looking forward to maintaining an active schedule. # # # NCI Natl Breast Cancer Task Force 11 " 11 " of ACS thief Radlolag of La clinical Guardia Director of professor Comm medicine of hospital Hosp - an NY medical associate Callege of medical direct of Guttman Jan 1909 b. NYU School afthed grad age 18 Medic became a dr at age 22 became Radialogin 1936 consult-radiolog to many NY hospitals was director of FORDO * STREET LIBRARY inc in 1968 The prototype for the 27 breast cancer diagnostic across country breast cancer diagnos screening clinee worked indep prev before that comprehensive diag tests palpation physical the examin mammography- xray breast of the) of heat pattern thermography - done w/ film t detailed patient history no charge- averaging 250 people GENELL K. a a day LIBRARY Cancer October 21, 1975 Dear President Belkin, It was a special pleasure to receive the gracious invitation to participate in the ground breaking ceremony for the new Cancer Research Institute of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Although I am unable to be with you on November 2nd, I am grateful for this opportunity to convey my hopes that this important ceremony will indeed mark the beginning 06 the opportunity for expanded research and scientific inquiry toward a cure for cancer. with gratitude and my warmest best wishes, Sincerely, /s/ Betty Ford Mr. Samuel Belkin President Yeshiva University Amsterdam Avenue and 186th Street New York, New York 10033 SP/sr c: William Nicholson Robert Goldwin David Lissy sheila Weidenfeld The Waldorf-Asteria PARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y. -not answer any questions except about cancer - use as opportunity to tell about own clean bill of health - gallup poll shows most women know about self examination, they just don't do it. - at the Inst, which was handling about 300 women a day, requests went to 500-5502 The Waldorf-Astoria day. PARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y. - mammog for women over 40 it's cancer + navy people - -I was honor dhmn before LIBRARY who are shooting my surgery The Waldorf- Astoria PARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y. - all Kinds of studies showed increases in examinations FORD LIBRARY FORD LIBRARY CANCER Dear Helen- - file Dollie Cole wanted Mrs. Ford to have her article on breast cancer. Frankly, Helen, ) Drinkits in poor taste to send it to nrs. ford but ) felt ) shd let you Kerp The magazine on file in case Do Ed lie ever mentions or cole it to Mrs. Ford. Thank you , have name responsibility phone office + home ChrisCarey BAwquetMqr. OFFice 3553000 ext 300 home 6361276 Ivving Rimer Public Information OFFICE 371-2900 American Cancer Society home 215948-4262 LEO ALLARD DIRECTOR of 371-2900 MOTHINGS AND TRAVEL (516) 221-4312 American Concure Socoty Bernard Setigson Convention Sales Manager 355-3000 OFFice Waldorf- Astoria Ext 465 Homezia- 734-3164 XJ.SEPA CLARK A.C.S. UFF: 371-2900 DIRECTOR OF PRESS HOME: 595-4490 OFF 791-2826 JIM GLYNN ADVANCE OFFICE Home 516-587 4868 LINDA DUFFY CONV SERVICE OFF: 355-3000x 428 mgr HOME 914 238- 9267 next wk- Va. Tharnton - sky x200 GENAL FORD m n OCT 31 mtg NY HiltoN Name responsibility phone PRESS Relations home + office Ohive DIAN 882-5224 - 749-1214 Carole Jacobus Press Relations 201-762-8606 1749-1211 PRESS ** Bill Bertenshew Press Relations 212 749-1214 201-763-1044 - SEAL FORD LIBRATY name responsibility phone office + home ChrisCaeey BrawquetMqe. oFFice 3553000 ext302 home 6361276 Ivving Rimer Public Information OFFICE 371-2900 American Cancer Society home 215948-4262 LEO ALLARD DIRECTOR OF 371-2900 MOTICES AND TRAVEL (516)221-4312 Ammiran Cancor Socoty Bernard Setigson Convention Sales Manager 355-3000 OFFice Waldorf- Astoria Ext 465 Home212- 734-3164 PROSS * * J.SEPA CLARK A.C.S. 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OFF: 371-2900 DIRECTOR OF PRESS HOME'595--440 John Jones OFF 791-2826 JIM GLYNN ADVANCE OFFICE Home: 516-587 4868 LINDA DUFFY CONV. SERVICE OFF: 355-3000x mgr HOME 914 428 238- 9267 next wk- Va. Thornton - sey 1200 business award 5) me wilson former preo Couscil 6) benge Duff presents educat award 7) response approx 9:20 8) Ganville- 9) bf God bless The Family of man and The end The magor advand statement from the Pres Gold medallion ? pass of pickets, disruptions, NY (militant more liberal clergy) 700 pickets ag Kenn hec he was catholic picketed nearly every yr by one grp or FOR another board vated 3 times unanimously 72 Jak april may ford on boald June trianon little Call + tell press photo session 6:15 contacts that any 10-12 shots questions WH so to trianon big recg line 6:25-6:45 make sure Mr. Granville + of have shot alone together dais 7pm melon denner filet migron coffee $150 a ticket proceeds - The Non Sectarian Services of the Council of Cheneles of City of NY 1850-2050 people dinner til 8:05 introduction LIBRARY 1) 2) beame remarks 3) pres of organizat> buying $15,000 bonds 4) flowers to 2 1st ladie Barbara Britain TV personality shong response from Mrs ford Johnny Bench- remarks fly Wilson notl crus chann for 76 7pm photo session, west Foger balcony of East Fager, press ents ance 9:10 approx for 1st lady LIBRARY 6:30 - dais guest (60 alland) 7:30 pm - 3 tiered dais (dinner) 8:45 pm - notl awards - ann landers, Rauscle, 12em special commend for enlightening world all over world - hope she'll reply - need for wamen to take early serious action Johnny bench, flip wilson (remarhs) 10 pm-ish ends over 1,000 people ( 1050) -$20 ticket (barly covers expenses) annual 135 dinner - guests are a) members bd of directors (220) t members of house of delegates meets (state) once 6-700 (final policy meets 3 times a year b) staff people from NY + all over country c) invited guests - active as volunteers in then behalf t distinguished some press as guests medical leaders 300 (dear) may lasker (hon chmn) armand willig am L, Flip Mrs Wilson, Johnny Bench, medical notables Sally- reception list new melon sebroast asparagus spent mushrun salad. canats - pralines w/ butters sauce - coffee what does it says on the award spot correspondive from ACS is she going to come up? being frank nice - Joe Clark 1 Thurs, John Henry Jones statement ahead of time Nay Film how- - can They proude LIBRARY 27-ents for 35yrs talde-0 plus above + beyond din dorothy connor 679-7984 h-IL9-4388 on meriam saunders 689-0219 Mayor beame SEALO FORD LIBRARY non-profit greek russian 1700 protestant+ orthodox (non-catholic) groups (working relat w/ catholic + jewish) 75% is black + hispanic; 25% is white (youth programs, (25 working staff-) grants prisons, mental institut) + donations aging, health care, to coordinate activ of christian community in NY - 120th + riverside drive details place time Jerry / contact - - Danzeg who advance people. - press deal (cp) 2 whca. (weas) weds xL x jim glynn 7p frank domenico 71m security credent for press -3000 3 355 (516) 587 4868 4 how may wash press 5 wfo on press tables, etc 6 advisories 2 Call frank + advance budget- hire an engineer to 10 Friday, October 4, 1974 Phila. Daily News Chuck Stone Former Administrative Ass't to Adam C. Powe 11 Hang 1 There, Mrs. Ford DEAR MRS. FORD: You won't believe this, but when I started thinking about you during these last few days of your ordeal, my mind or H Washington Star-News Sunday, November 17, 1974 Betty Beale Mrs. Ford: 1 H Betty Ford said to her foolish, wasn't I? But why husband one evening in should I bring up some- the hospital several days thing unpleasant like after her recent opera- that?" tion: "If you had lived DAUS life and you falt you Her approach to the portfollo ive Saved Many Lives' of thing now more than I been through she has ever did. I am constantly taken on a new job as using that arm to keep it First Lady. She had al- exercised." ready expressed her inter- est in working with Nancy DID SHE HAVE any ad- Hanks in the promotion of vice now to give women in the arts and for mentally l when these mho retarded children. "Now I The Arthritis Foundation 475 Riverside Drive New York, N.Y. 10027 (212) 678-6363 October 29, 1976 William R. Felts, M.D. 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Dr. Felts: Enclosed is copy of a newspaper story I've just received. I'm sure you are aware that Drs. Bingham and Bellew were the subject of the National Enquirer's vaccine "cure" story last December which gave us all so much trouble. It seems unlikely that Mrs. Ford would go to Desert Hot Springs for this treatment, but if she did, it could be a horrendous setback to public education about proper arthritis care versus "unproven remedies," with all the attendant publicity that could be nationwide. Dave Shobe will be calling you about this in a few days. Sincerely, Clina Charles C. Bennett Vice President for Education CC: Clifford M. Clarke David Shobe A NATIONAL VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCY D'esert Hot Springs, Calif, Desert Sentinel (Cir. W. 3,220) OCT 7 1976 Allen's P C.B 1:11 1888 ,00 Mrs. Ford May Seek 686 PAGE 1 Dear Mrs. Ford: Dese Mrs. Gerald Ford, wife of the Presi- told them a visit to Desert Hot Springs would if possible, be worked into the We at the Ponce de Leon would like just a 1. dent, may be a guest in Desert Hot in . enecial invitation to you to world 1 Sprin waters arthri People Deser simply the F natural been help en The the Pone Because recei renown Mrs. opened Acco who an ritie Robert ek Treatment Here Desert Hot Springs, which is located Our hotel works closely with both would be an excellent place for you to just a few miles from Palm Springs, is clinica. We are unique in that the relax after all your campaigning. -0- VAIL (UPI) -- THE BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS BETTY FORD HAS BEEN TAKING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WILL END IN OCTOBER, HER DOCTOR SAID YESTERDAY. WILLIAM LUKASH, THE WHITE HO USE PHYSICIAN, SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF CANCER AND so DOCTORS WILL WIND UP THE CHEMOTHERAPY CHEMOT THE FIRST LADY HAS UNDERGONE SINCE HER BREAST CANCER SURGERY ON SEPT. 28, 1974. MRS. FORD LEARNED SHE HAD CANCER A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER PRESIDENT FORD TOOK OFFICE. SHE HAD HER RIGHT BREAST REMOVED IN AN OPERATION AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, MRS. FORD HAS BEEN SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF A SEVERE FLAREUP OF A CHRONIC OSTEOART NECK AILMENT SINCE SHE ARRIVED IN VAIL LAST FRIDAY. MRS. FORD, 59, HAD A RECURRENCE OF HER 13-YEAR -OLD PINCHED NERVE CONDITION A WEEK AGO. IT WAS AGGRAVATED AT THE GOP NAT IONAL CONVENTION, WHERE SHE WAS CONSTANTLY IN THE SPOTL IGHT , WAVING AND LIFT ING HER ARMS. 0- THE NEW YORK TIMES, SA URDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1974 C Beautiful Acrylic Notes on People NORMAN FORGET-IT-NOT CUBE Betty Ford Is Getting Along 'Beautifully' LAWRENCE, 1 Betty Ford, who began tak- In 1964, he went to Jackson, isit the United States soon. he was indeed "thinking" of ing an anticancer drug Mon- Miss., to establish an F.B.L. spokesman for Senator leaving his $42,500-a-year complete with 1000 brightly colored memo sheets day, said yesterday she was office to deal with civil- Helms, the Republican from job, but he won't leave "until getting along "beautifully- rights violence in that state North Carolina who spon- I'm sure that a transition is NEW . our PRICE 21 $238 I've been active all week, at the time. Through the ored the citizenship resolu- in order." The Washington "M" Mar Zeigles, eue UP-065 RB (WASHINGTON BRIEFS) WASHINGTON (UPI) -- BETTY FORD WAS DESCRIBED AS "FEELING FINE' ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HER BREAST CANCER SURGERY TODAY, THE FIRST LADY WAS "CATCHING UP ON HER MAIL" AND PREPARING TO HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL LATER THIS WEEK, SHEILA RABB WEIDENFELD, HER PRESS SECRETARY SAID. "SHE'S FEELING FINE," SAID MRS. WEIDENFELD. MRS. FORD SOON WILL END TWO YEARS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE AFTERMATH OF HER OPERATION. ON FRIDAY, SHE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN IN PITTSBURGH, AND THE FLY TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR A PREVIEW OF THE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEAUM. IN THE EVENING, SHE WILL FLY TO HOUSTON, TEX. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW MD, ANDERSON CANCER CENTER SATURDAY, RETURNING TO WASHINGTON IN THE EVENING. -0- Post/19/76 Optimistic Message New post-surgical breast cancer treatment that uses a combination of three drugs ffers women a "definite hope," Betty Ford said yes- terday. victim benself -5 sw Saturday 15c Single copy ribune 3 Sections 1A November 9, 1974 Copyright 1974 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company Volume CVIII Number 169 WASHINGTON ,DC 20500 RCOM 127 EOB F SUMMARY OFFICE WHITE HOUSE NEWS M 25645000WFIT1H9895278 25645000WH IT1H9895278 U.S. hopes to increase food aid to hungry By William Robbins New York Times Service Extra! ENQUIRER everybody's talking about YOU! Best, Compliments of The NATIONAL ENQUIRER Sharl Richluste NATIONAL ENQUIRER so IN LOVE says hairdresser Jim Merson of Betty Ford and President. Photo was made as President Ford escorted Betty from Bethesda Naval Hospital in Wash- ington after her breast cancer surgery last October. Her Hairdresser Tells of The Incredible Courage "I would trust Betty Ford with my life. She is a grace- Of Betty Ford ful, warm, genuine woman. I know one thing. if she ever I Lady each week in the White ran f for h The timent many Lady her or hairdr "I r that sl cance visit h and I didn't expect out th Betty ible. "Th notice throug room smile beame said, what "Th both 1 You I from had SI and S Mer ington been hair f He re the F Europ The Ford, very they matte up." mane with 1991 a mure more Merson, who visits the First at home." POR GIRSON S Telegraf GROOTSTE KRANT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< VAN NEDERLAND Het week: koud Vrijdag: zon onder 18.12; zaterdag: op 6.47 Beterschap, Betty! NOV / Precautionary move Betty Ford Mrs. Ford to take Set to Begin Therapy anti-cancer drug By a Washington Post Staff Writer LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 - Betty Ford, convalescing from surgery for breast cancer, will WASHINGTON [AP] - Betty health is extremely favorable," undergo chemotherapy treat- Ford is going to take drugs to the statement said. ment to insure more inclu- combat any cancer cells that Press Secretary Ron Nessen might remain in her body after declined to the drug that sible sive treatment against any pos- BY SHANA ALEXANDER Breast Cancer and News Overkill T he tone and volume of reportage on People think mammography [X-ray di- to be epidemic. De- Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller's second op- agnosis of the breast] is 100 per cent corum, seemliness, en: sh ing Er up an tal sta on the bre the me ed sar ha cli wh for "ai cai ing cifi Mi he str ow an pro the car in WO ne ha: sur firs ria fou an Ur Cu sur ing tor lef cit Dr ba "T do "D are wh do dous gray zones that exist in medicine. tess, to display, to tling off aprons seems would seem-all manner of bad advicer 122 00 Newsweek, December 9, 1974 Washingto Star-llews A-3 Friday, November 1, 1974 First Lady Betty Ford waves goodbye as the President leaves on a six-state trip. Drug Therapy For Mrs. Ford By Isabelle Shelton Star-News Staff Writer First Lady Betty Ford's doctors say her progress is "excellent" five weeks after the removal of a can- cerous right breast, but they are instituting a pro- gram of chemotherapy just to be on the safe side. DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1974 Gun-Keeping Rule Triggers Tempers d By VINCENT LEE and MICHAEL PATTERSON In a decision greatly reducing the Police Department's control over guns, the sons to carry a gun but do allow Appellate Division has cleared the wav for thousands of persons deemed unqualified them to have a pistol in their to such a d if the vir ha the re- vel e penal the lic appli- moral gu sui lony or convic- 1 lly any dei " cisi 10 cop ranking cop in the court. failed to show a sufficient need known as "on-premises" permits. department's Permit Bureau, who The ruling resulted from a suit to have a weapon. These permits do not allow per- asked not to be identified, called First, Lady Lends Hand Beame W Budget In Fis By MARK LI Mayor Beame said yeste hi. n ma r cit 1 be acr Ho par Hal bud aft sion of Cit boa get UPI photo Mrs. Betty Ford accepts donations for the American Cancer Society from Bowie, Md., school- I children during ceremony yesterday in the White House Rose Garden. President Ford joined age Betty in welcoming youngsters. the wh Commish Terms Corruption ing wh ] me be uni Rampant in Buildings Dept. thi of cie: By ROBERT CRANE Beam said his latest report on Buildings Commissioner Jeremiah 'Walsh conceded. vesterdey that couruntion the budget indicated $400 mil First Lady Undergoes Breast Cancer Surgery WASHINGTON (AP)- Doctors pro- Navy Capt. William Fouty, chief of sur-, The operation began at 8:05 a.m. EDT, ceeded to remove the right breast of First gery at Bethesda Medical Center, headed a White House spokesman said. Lady Betty Ford today after finding it the operating team. The nodule was detected Thursday - Phone See 2 FIRST LADIES JOIN FORCES atlanta Journal, Jan.22, 1975 Free Breast Cancer Clinic Set Mrs. Betty Ford is urging technique in breast self- metro-Atlanta women to join examination and a clinical with Mrs. Mary Beth Busbee breast check by qualified and all who are working to- medical personnel. ward the success this Satur- Each woman should bring a First Lady Betty Ford Personalities struck a deal with one of her guests at a White House dinner and has now come lost out approximately $1,495.02 behind. She asked musician Harry James, who was in town for a concert at Wolf Trap B.3 Farm Park, for one of his records. He agreed, on the condition that she would For a send him a letter, and the bargain was struck. The last time James had received a letter from Mrs. Ford, he auctioned it off for $1,500 at a cancer drive benefit, and Letter he plans to dispose of the next one the same way. From Betty Ford THE PRESIDENT COMFORTS MRS. FORD THE NIGHT BEFORE HER OPERATION. Q. Hasn't President Ford made a quiet promise to his wife Betty that he will not run for the Presidency in 1976? Doesn't that mean the 1976 Presidential candi- dates will be Nelson Rockefeller for the Republicans against Henry "Scoop" Jackson for the Democrats?- Pat Young, Seattle, Wash. A. Ford is on record as wishing to run in 1976. But he will accede to his wife's request. If she asks him not to run, he will not run. In that event Rockefeller and Reagan will fight it out for the Republican candi- dacy while Jackson, Mondale, Wallace, Bentsen battle it out for the Democratic candidacy. with the possibility of Wallace bolting to a third party. E 1921 Parade mag 16 Breast Cancer Advice A Phone Call Away By JUDITH RANDAL Washington, Sept. 25 (News Bureau)-On the an- niversary of Retty Ford's breast cancer operation o Wasl DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975 is se who to ge or hc T with comm D cancer is cha institu Health R cancer findin exactl believ matte explai the pa M Halst also t are re cal" also removes the breast and nodes, but spares the muscles and is less disfiguring and disabling WORCESTER TELEGRAM WORCESTER, MASS, P. 62,339 SUN. 108,367 OCT 8 1974, Buffellen First Lady's Mastectomy Stirs Area Women's Caution By POLLY PRUNEAU breast examinations. "I think anything in Of the Telegram Staff the news always make people more aware of themselves," she said. Publicity about Betty Ford's mastectomy Dr. Saul Lerner of OB-GYN Associates has had some affect in motivating women in Inc. said he hadn't noticed any influx in the Worcester area to see their doctors, ac- women looking for breast examinations. cording to a survey of 28 gvnecologists and patients involved in a regular stir- particularly make this holishe NEW ORLEANS, LA. ers country, will D. 205,141 SUN. 306,982 accept Day, the year the thousand ands of Pleasure thank love and holds me. DEC 3 1974 special which this uo honor Bug Mrs. Ford Holds Appreciation of gives my me firm quest of cancer quest of cancer to a can accept be that concerted the particular pleasure. It and achieved con- "because she Brunch for Women Volunteers WASHINGTON (AP) - letters from women operations who was honored Mrs. - 1975 the Betty tl It as Cancer Crusader Herald American Mrs. Ford reported SYRACUSE, N.Y. S. 251,094 Buffeellon NOV 17 1974 First Lady reveals feelings about cancer By BETTY BEALE If we haven't by the time to give women in general? WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bet- they've gone to college, then "For those who have gone y Ford said to her husband we have lost our opportunity. through it-I don't see any- ne evening in the hospital sev- So I've always been concerned thing so great about it. All you ral davs after her recent on- about their welfare and well- need is a little foam rubber. WASHINGTON Star NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. D. 418,126 SUN. 344,011 NOV 17 1974 Betty Beale Mrs. Ford: 1 Have Betty Ford said to her foolish, wasn't I? But why husband one evening in should I bring up some- the hospital several days thing unpleasant like after her recent opera- that?" tion: "If you had lived your life and you felt you Her approach to the Saved Many Lives' of thing now more than I been through she has ever did. I am constantly taken on a new job as using that arm to keep it First Lady. She had al- November 1974 Vogue By Melva We HEALTH When sex can help you heal how to relax without even drinking what we learned from Washington wives and where you can prolong your SEX AFTER SURGERY HOW SOON? replacement should be medically considered, according to Dr. t estrogen-containing vaginal creams can help, too. Operations on a woman's reproductive tract do interrupt sexual ac- Prolapsed uterus repair: Knowing the patient's wishes regardin tivity. The question: how long before intercourse can be resumed ual activity to follow surgery is the doctor's responsibility, believ safely? Dr. A. G. Amias, consultant gynecologist at St. George's Hos- Amias; but a surgeon who operates without asking should assum pital in London, explained in British Medical Journal that sex life of- a functioning vagina is desired, even in the elderly. Prolapse p: ten is much more enjoyable after recovery from gynecologic surgery, who have had disability and urinary incontinence for a long tim that resuming coitus may actually speed the return to health, and that not want or be able to go back to a sex life; but doctors should for doctors and patients should have a clear understanding of what is to if there is any possibility that the vagina might be permanentl be expected even before the surgery is performed. rowed by this surgery. Hysterectomy: After either vaginal or abdominal removal of the uter- Episiotomy: A very common procedure, clipping the vaginal 0] us, a recovery period of about six weeks usually is adequate, said Dr. at delivery to avoid tearing, episiotomy often causes problems Amias; then coitus may be resumed cautiously. Even the most intrepid suming sex life. Your doctor can help prevent trouble if the surgi couple may be apprehensive, though. The abdomen may seem bruised pair is skillfully done. Coital difficulties from episiotomy are L and the vagina shrunken; coitus in such cases actually helps tissues temporary, but emotional factors can be basic ones in problems back to their former supple state. Patience, sensitivity, and good medi- suming intercourse. And where surgery created the problem, SI cal counsel are essential. Dr. Amias said that, contrary to some be- repair often is possible. liefs, the cervix makes no contribution to vaginal lubrication in coitus: Tubal ligation: This sterilization procedure is not likely to distu "Women who have had a total hysterectomy experience the full cycle function, but some women wrongly believe that it can cause th of sexual response with no impairment of physical satisfaction." lose their sexual drive. Not so, said Dr. Amias. Tubal interrupti Radical hysterectomy: Because this operation actually removes some no adverse effect on libido and, if anything, will probably enha vaginal tissue, resuming sex activity can help to stretch the vagina to Relatively minor operations, such as the well-known D and ( its original size. Again, ask for and follow your physician's advice. Too- dilation and curettage), polyp removal, or diathermy of the cerv early intercourse could cause injury; too-long a delay could let fibrosis dinarily should not interrupt sex life for more than a few days. B set in and slow the adjustment process. On the average, said Dr. Amias, Amias believes that many women delay the return to normal I three months' waiting time is about right. longer than necessary, out of fear and lack of information. R Removal of ovaries: Ovaries produce estrogen; and their surgical re- mended: Before going home from the hospital following thes moval may cause estrogen depletion, sometimes resulting in loss of cedures, get clear instructions from your doctor on the ex sexual interest and reduced genital lubrication and sensation. Estrogen amount of bleeding, the use of tampons, the resumption of interc IT'S MUSCLE POLITICAL WIVES AND BREAST CANCER SOME GOOD N OVER Probably because Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller were so -ABOUT DDT MARTINI candid in having all the details of their breast-cancer opera- tions made public, there has been a sharp decline in the num- In the three years since DE ber of detected metastasized breast cancers—those spread When you're tired and tense af- banned in the U.S. as a pes to other parts of the body. This means that breast cancers are ter an exhausting day, will a cock- residues of it in human fa being discovered earlier--a big factor in survival chances. A tail actually help you to unwind? trio of Nashville physicians-Dr. William L. Betsill, Jr., Dr. sues have decreased, acc According to two professors at Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., and Dr. William H. Hartmann-made a to the Environmental Pro the University of Maryland, an study of cancer incidences comparing 1973 with 1974, before Agency. A sampling of moi alcoholic drink might relax you and after the wives of the President and the Vice-President had a thousand people showed -if the tension is all in your their surgery. In the four hospitals studied, there was an in- where there were eight pa head. But if your body is tense, crease of 70 percent in women having breast biopsies, and 100 million in body tissues in you'll relax more by playing a set percent more breast cancers were located; but there was a 4.8 by 1973, the tissue load of percent decrease in cancers that had spread. of tennis, taking a swim, or hav- was less than six parts pe ing a short bike ride than by sit- lion. In 1970, people were ting down with a drink. SUCCOR FOR SUPERSENSITIVES an average of 13.8 microgr Dorothy Girdano, Ph.D., and DDT in their daily food; in her husband Daniel Girdano, The Food and Drug Administration, in a new regulation, will require this was cut to 1.88 micro, Ph.D., of the university's depart- actual testing to prove that cosmetics labeled "hypoallergenic" really Though DDT's tendency ment of health education, tested do produce fewer adverse reactions, when tested on human volun- cumulate in body tissues ha groups of people in drinking and teers, than competing products. And a label message will tell just what shown, scientists still t nondrinking situations by electro- the hypoallergenic claim means: that the product is less likely to cause enough data to prove it myography, or EMG, a reading skin reactions than other products. Better agreement on use of the cancer in human beings. that measures total body tension. term, plus more scientific testing, will mean still better, safer cosmetics only in experimental mice Alcohol, being a sedative, can for the sensitive. That's the word from FDA commissioner Dr. posure to DDT a proven ca certainly make a wound-up per- Alexander M. Schmidt. malignant tumors. son feel relaxed, they concluded. In the weight-adjusted amounts WHERE CAN YOU LIVE LONGEST? tested-ranging from one or two cocktails for a 110-pound wom- Life expectancy of residents of Hawaii now leads that of all fifty states, reported the Na an to as many as five for heavier Center for Health Statistics in Washington, D.C. Hawaii is also the only state in whic men-"some subjects were feel- average lifetime of males at birth is now greater than 70 years. Averaging the sexes, a ing pretty good." But the EMG born now in Hawaii may expect to live 73.6 years. For the whole nation, average lifetime during the last ten years is 0.8 years. showed that the cocktails weren't One might think that Hawaiian Islanders are benefited by the mild Pacific climate; but doing a thing for the drinkers' sider this: runners-up in longevity in the United States are residents of Minnesota, Utah, tense muscles. Dakota, and Nebraska. Researchers haven't found out viry but the possibilities are intrig 152 VOGUE, N TIVWS OOLSI IF YOUR HOUSE slig_pooj. our editors PATTY HEARST feeling loved is HER SURGERY ABOUT® BETTY-FORD WRITES MASTERS his asifold to Isabelle Sheltom BYBETTYFORD FORD every woman fears revealing personal account of the ordeal the President swife SWI nife writes amoving and and feeldist feel dis disfigured or or mutil motilated the even more sa even moresa sq because use herealized he reali might love. Pert Perhaps hewastrying hewas he trying to expression as comforta fable.as as possible-and fr to express "Ethini "EthinkJerry dem sreat concern was INTEREST REBORNS Y y Alitz YY YY S YY 6 6 6 Port Los Angeles Times Two First Ladies Hailed for Earlier Cancer Detection NEW YORK (P)-Three physicians credit Betty Ford and Happy Rocke- feller with inducing more women to seek earlier detection of breast can- Fri., Aug. 22, 1975, Denver, Colo. Rocky Mountain News-21 Frankness lauded in cancer detection NEW YORK (AP) - Three physicians credit Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller with inducing more women to seek earli- er detection of breast cancer, including finding more cancers before they have spread. A Nashville study comparing 1974 with 1973 showed a 48 per- By DAVID KLEIN Top Doctors Agree not Betty Ford's courage and frankness about her breast 5/1/76 can tsands of li wom- en t Betty Ford's Courage Has Saved Thousands nd be exan "И From Death by Breast Cancer them- selve I debt wife. The fact that more wom- to he Navy surgeon who performed ancer en came forward allowed us autho to diagnose the operation on Mrs. Ford, hum, form with mar The I itute, "] 0 others' old wou allowed "Si spot- succ figure- ight r ill- it ha en how less, and faced." xplo- ion 0 own ) heads ward orter may would Sa ociety's ot have done so if not for the Dr. ims of rave action of the President's "I e EN- shini 5. Ford more be ex IS done ment e deal "M breast to be opera was i the P edback SHINING EXAMPLE: Bet- SS the worry ty Ford's frankness about the Si of the her own case, encouraged and ti E Mrs. women to be examined and tion o treated for breast cancer. "Sh added Capt 44 Helping Those Who Fought With Cancer By Alice Bonner The hot-line center is a telephone in the family room of Washington Post Staff Writer Dorothy Johnston's Bethesda A Chicago immunologist who home. Mrs. Johnston, a nurse returned to her job after having and mother of six, said she a mastectomy was denied full- receives up to 18 calls a day,

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 37, folder \"Ford, Betty - Cancer\" of the\nSheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nDigitized from Box 37 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-Dallas News: John Rhodes\nKatie Gormer, in the car, and Willie Gregg, volunteer drivers for the American Cancer\nSociety\nWhile there's help, there's hope-but only if you can get there.\nThe Arizona Daily Star\nTUCSON, ARIZ.\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nD. 61,635 SUN. 110,560\nthe AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY\nAUG 22 1975\nEarlier Cancer Detection\nCredited To Betty, Happy\nBy ALTON BLAKESLEE\nOctober-December 1973,\nbreast biopsies and 126 can-\nbreast examination since\nNEW YORK (AP) - Three\ncompared with the same\ncers. While limited in scope, it\nnewspapers and other media\nphysicians credit Betty Ford\nmonths in 1974.\nnonetheless seems to point to\nof public information carried\nand Happy Rockefeller with\nThe 1974 period was after\nsome trends, they said.\nthe stories of Mrs. Betty\nTHE BRIDGEPORT POST\nBRIDGEPORT, CONN.\nD. 82,722 SUN. 85,633\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nAUG 8 1975\nthorough\nexamination\nHOUSTON, TEXAS\nthe AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY\nMastectomy Patients\nINFORMER\nW. 4.925 (N)\n'Reach to Recovery'\nAUG 2 3 1975\nBuffaller\nBy MAUREEN BOYLE\nproblems that are troubling\nare highly effective, and\nThe cancer outlook for black Americans\nPost Staff Writer\na woman, but the psy-\nthere is an 85 per cent survi-\nMarilyn McEachern walk-\nchological ones. Who is in a\nval rate after five years,\ned out of the hospital with\nbetter position to understand\nwhen diagnosis and treat-\nsome of these problems, to\nment are achieved at an\nher husband. The knot in her\nstomach tightened.\nrelate to them, than a WO-\nearly stage, the American\nBy John Henry Jones\nman who has had a mas-\nCancer Society reports.\n(American Cancer Society Science Writer)\nof Head and Neck Surgeons in Boca Raton, Florida.\nA week earlier she had a\ntectomy?\" asked Mrs. Mur-\nAbout 95 per cent of pa-\nEnvironmental factors were cited by the Howard\nradical mastectomy, and she\nphy.\ntients discover their cancers\n/\nwas afraid. A friend of\nThe unequal and inadequate delivery of medical\nresearchers as \"the most likely reason,\" for the\nThe Dallan Morning Newn\nDALLAS, TEXAS\nD. 266,667 SUN. 310,530\nVolunteers open doors\nAUG 7 1975\nByfola\nBy MARY BRINKERHOFF\npossible to deliver a load of children to\ncounty, further observes that the job\nBishop Dunne early in the morning,\nisn't\nAs the height of the fight over buses\ndrive cancer patients and then work a\n\"\nnd way\nfor\nto be\nhy\nnot 1\nne-\nto be\nи\nth\n1\nespe\nDS. finds\ner turn\nch\ntatio\nne\nT\nter S\nnd\ngran\nelf\nhusb\nand\n/cery\nIt\nhelp\nas K\n\"\nwith\nthat\ngo in the house and close the door be-\nhind me. I wanted to mingle with peo-\nple.\"\nest\ne.a\nan\n1g,\nto\nre-\nUhe Sunday Star-Ledger\nny\nNEWARK, N. J.\nsa\nSUN. 560,261\na\nre-\nAUG 10 1975\nBeffellen\nr's\nne\nResearch\nnot\nely\ngets funds\nbut she couldn't make it.\nwidow, for instance, who nas mushed\nAll three serve in high-need areas.\ntreatment but still likes to call and be\nMrs Gregg a volunteer since 1962 is\npicked up for visits.\nThe Florida Wimen-Hnian\nJACKSONVILLE, FLA.\nD. 150,093 SUN. 172,515\nBULGING CLOSET PROVIDES\nRochester Times-Union\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nROCHESTER, N. Y.\nAUG\n8 1975\nD. 145,808\nthe AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY\nCANCER PATIENT RENT-ALL\nAUG 6 1975 Bakalas\nBy JUDGE MAY\npresent,\nsaid\nMrs.\nJane\ntables, side rails, trapeze\nCook said. More than 600\nTimes-Union Staff Writer\nCook, services director.\nbars, wheel chairs, walkers,\nvolunteers prepared more\n\"It upsets me to learn that\nbasins, bed pans, commode\nthan 50,000 nonsterile surgi-\nGiving Up Smoking; The\nA\nans\nerated\nto\nUnit\nba-\ncer S\na boor\na\neast I\nvol-\nJoys of Feeling Good\nLast\nore\n1,302\ntients.\nBy MARTIN GERSHEN\nare\npital\nha-\nT-U-Chicago Sun-Times\n/o]-\nAfter 218 hours, 56 minutes\none\npa-\n30 seconds of not smoking, I\nwho\nam\ning.\nme\nI am\nem\nfe\nhan I\nThe\nha\ndes or\nRocky Mountain News\nto:\nso\nthree\nDENVER, COLO.\ning\nto\nttes a\nast\nD. 214,490 SUN. 236,903\nda\nhasn't 't\namu\nave\nbe\nthe\nnever\nin-\nth\nemind\nAUG 22 1975\nre-\nm\nloing\nis\nse\nlieved\npo\nng\nFrankness lauded\ndi-\nan\nisfac-\nun-\ntie\ne lack\nme\nof\nthe\nThe Dallas Morning News\nin cancer detection\nealth-\non,\nier\nthier.\nDALLAS, TEXAS\nnts\nFo\nNEW\nYORK\n(AP)\n-\nThree\nphysicians\ncredit\nBetty\nFord\nghing\nD. 266 367 SUN. 310,530\nand\n=\nbe\nan\ner di\nrs\nthe\ng. my\nect\nco\ndeep\nAUG 4\n1975\nbefor\ner\npa-\nan\nthey\ncent\ndy\nin\nWC\ners of\nmeta\nmy\nn the\nAce Check\ner\nmi\nbrea\nT.,\nTo Cancer\nBenj\npe\npi-\nOnce in while cough\nHARRISON, N.Y.\ntals\nne\nslightly I guess it's the nico-\n(UPI)-Gene\nLittler\nmonths in 1974.\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nThe Denver Post\nAUG 5 1975\nDENVER, COLD.\nthe AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY\nD. 256,439 SUN. 368,912\nBriefs From The\nPublisher's Desk\nBy Thomas H. Watkins, Jr.\nAUG 3 1975\nJAMA\nPierce Wins Grant\nMONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1975\nFor Cancer Study\nDNA finds use as antibiotics 'carrier'\nDr. G. Barry Pierce, chief of deadly cancers - those that\npath\nColor\nm\nBelgian researchers are using high molecular\ne-\nhas\nid\nrene\nse\nEbio\nly\nBatt C\nal\nAPie\nly\nArhansas nn Gazelle.\nwill\nLITTLE ROCK, ARK.\ntheir\nhe\nfrom\ne-\nD. 115,576 SUN. 141,125\nVelop\nw\nAc\nir\nAUG 5 1975\nHOUSTON, TEXAS\nINFORMER\nW. 4.925 (N)\nInfo On The Sun...\nThe sun is known to be the maior cause of skin cancer.\nbu\nAUG 2 1975\nsa\nof\nHappiness\nUr\nsp\nsu\nthrough\nam\nsu\nhealth\nin\ntio\nBu Otto McClarrin\nLUNG CANCER: If lung cancer continues to\nor\nblocking.\nout\nof\nthe\nincrease at current rates, it will kill a million\nthymus DNA-antibiotic complex. The goal, of\nThe Oregonian\nCancer team\nThere is much that is known in the topflight research\nPORTLAND, OREGON\ncenters about cancer. There are many new treatment\nD. 245,132 SUN. 407,186\nprograms. Now the problem is to get it to the patients,\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nwho might live in Burns, or Valsetz, in an efficient medi-\nin special unit\ncal and teaching network.\nthe AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY\nJUL 221975\nNot all small town physicians or small town hospitals\nST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH\nhave all the facilities and the expertise available. Not all\nD. 326,376 SUN. 541,868\ntreats patients\nthese patients have to be hospitalized all the time. But the\nmanagement of their treatment is important. So is the\nstrong emotional support they get in this unit from staff\nAUG 1 4 1975\nand each other.\nto good cheer\nThis isn't a place to die. This is a place to get the best\nand the newest. The patients themselves take new heart.\nThey quickly learn that cancer, like many other diseases,\nDark Thoughts\nBy ANN SULLIVAN\ncan be controlled and sometimes cured. The aim is to\nof The Oregonian staff\nreturn them to as active, healthy and normal a life as\npossible, just like the \"graduates\" of hospital coronary,\nCancer, the treatable disease, is common denominator\ncare or other intensive care units.\nfor patients who come from all over Oregon for care in a\nOn Getting Tan\nnew department at Providence Medical Center.\n\"We want to help people live with their cancers and\nnot die with them,\" said Dr. David H. Regan. \"We have\nIt is called the oncology unit for the term which means\nsocial services to help ease the total effect on patient and\nstudy and treatment of malignancy. The whole depart-\nfamily, as well as the best trained physicians and most\nBy Judy J. Newmark\nvary from individual to indi-\nextra pigment to block all the\nsuccessful treatment.\nIn most cases, it won't be\nvidual.\ndangerous rays effectively.\nA sore that bleeds or does\ncancer, but it's best to find\nment, from cute high school volunteers to an especially\nskilled nursing staff interested in taking care of people\nOf the Post-Dispatch Staff\nThe effects of overexposure\nIt is also important to know\nnot heal, a wart or mole that\nout early. Skin cancer is\ninterested group of physicians, radiates good humor,\nunder treatment, not the terminally III patient.\"\nThe sunburn belongs to ear-\nare cumulative, and may con-\nwhat signs to look for in order\nchanges in color or size, or a\nusually treated with surgery\nhope, efficiency and expertise.\nlv those first\ntinue to accrue even after\nto detect skin. cancer early\nthickening in the skin should\nand radiation\nClips on CANCER CONTROL from\nthe AMERICAN CANCER-SOCIETY\nTHE POST-STANDARD\nSYRACUSE, N.Y.\nD. 92,652\nAUG 221975 22 1975 Bafalla\n1st Lady, Happy\nHelped Fight Cancer\nNEW YORK (AP) - Three physicians credit Betty breast bionsies and 126 cancèrs While limited in scene if\nI\n4\na\nb\nMRS. FORD\nE\nTheir study included 723 patients with a total of 864\nMRS. ROCKEFELLER\nNEW YORK DAILY NEWS\nFRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1975\nThree Docs Thank Betty and Happy\nThree physicians, who conducted a Nashville, Tenn., survey\nthat showed that last year more breast cancers were detected\nbefore they spread than in the previous year, give a large part\nTHE WASHINGTON POST\nPEOPLE\nMrs. Ford Continues\nB2\nFriday, Oct. 4, 1974\nExcellent Recovery\nUnited Press International\nFirst lady Betty Ford,\nWhite House Illnesses, Public Response\nthe\nntin-\nf\nvery\nBy Paul Hodge\ntion with the President,\" Dr.\ndent Roosevelt's polio was\ndonations be made to the let doctors check their\nd is\nClifton Gruver, president of\nin great part responsible\nThe First Lady's breast\ncancer society.\nbreasts\nbut this week no\nshe\nthe D.C. Medical Society\nfor elimination of the dis-\nMrs\nFord\nwho\nla\nLone\nhas\ndeclined\nat\nthe\np\nre-\ncance\nsands\nics,\"\nti\nondi-\nho\nacros\nle\ncel-\nerv\ntheir\nca\ndi-\nict's\ncheck\ntior\nna-\nre-\nter\nCen-\nteleph\nMr\nre\nCance\nfree\ner-\nfor m\nneer\nous\nSep\ned\nThe\n0,000\nH\nbreast\nnics.\nWil\nr.\nics he\nster-\nFor\nS.\ncities-\n-test\ntime\ne\nciety\ning.\nabout\ng\ntute o\nto\nwish\ne\nbeen\nning\nmen\nhave\nat\nthe I\nneighl\nThe\nbe re\nI\nMos\nhich\nThur\nhave\nents\nthe su\nolid\nand ai\nis a\ncer.\n,000\nwash Post\nWe always see more pa-\nabout\ncholesterol\nand\nasked that in neu OI nowers,\nSome women decune to women.\nin\ntients during presidential\ncaused interest and concern\n10/8/74 PA16\nillnesses \"because the pub-\nabout the disease to rise\nlic's attention is focusing on\ndramatically.\nthem and there is identifica-\n\"Even further back, Presi-\nPath\nCity of Cleveland\nRALPH J. PERK, MAYOR\nJanuary 22, 1976\n216-694-2220\nMrs. Sheila R. Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Ford\n2667\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mrs. Weidenfeld:\nThank you for returning my call yesterday - I enjoyed our talk.\nAs we discussed, last year Cleveland with the cooperation of the\nAmerican Cancer Society launched an all-out effort to persuade\nCleveland women to visit one of our health centers for free pap\ntests and breast examinations. It was extremely successful, but\nthere are scores of thousands we must yet reach who are in low-\nincome brackets and do not have adequate private examinations.\nThe details of last year's results, as well as this year's plans,\nare in the attached memorandum to me from the Health Department.\nAfter talking with you, I clearly understand the multitude of\nrequests Mrs. Ford must receive to aid in such programs, and the\nfact that the paragraph labeled \"Request\" in the attached memo is\npossibly too ambitious.\nHowever, any publicized message from Mrs. Ford to the women of\nCleveland urging their participation in this detection clinic\nwould, of course, be of inestimable value. We would be delighted\nwith a few sentences on a cassette tape, or any suggestions you\nmight have after reviewing this matter.\nSincerely - and appreciatively,\nJune Ina F. Keegan Reegan\nPress Secretary to the Mayor\nIK:dm\n1 Encl.\n2/2/76 Inf- Ina ltr a/be sent to her.\nTo the Women of the Cleveland Area\nEarly detection and treatment of cancer can save\nyour life. This weekend your local American Cancer Society and\nthe City of Cleveland offer free breast examinations and free pap\ntests. These two simple, painless procedures\nare\nvaluable aides in detecting cancer.\nFor your own peace of mind and health, please stop\nby one of the four\nCleveland Health Centers this weekend for\nthese tests and make them part of your regular health care.\nFor those who have not had these test recently,\nplease do so. For those who have, let this be a reminder to continue\nmonthly self-examinations for breast cancer and to have regular pap\ntests.\nMy personal experience with cancer convinced me\nof the impartance importance of early detection and\ntreatment, I hope you will help yourself stay healthy by\ntaking these life-preserving tests.\nCall Keegan\nSEW - Does MF have\ndo see 1.\nTo the Women of the Cleveland Area\nLast fall, I visited an early detection center,\nvisit\nof\nand this\nreminded me again how important it is to find and\ntreat cancer as early as possible.\nMy personal experience with breast cancer and the\nknowledge I've gained from discussing this problem with many different\npeople prompt me to urge all of you to participate in Women's\nHealth Weekend.\nThis special program by your local American Cancer\nSociety offers free breast exams and free pap tests--two valuable\ntools in detecting cancer. I hope all who have not benefit had these\ntests recently will attendxamexaf do so at one of the four\nCleveland Health Centers. For those who have had these tests, please\nlet this be a reminder to keep up monthly self-examinations\nfor breast cancer and to schedule regular pap tests.\nwhile work goes forward to find cures and treatments for\ncancer, we can help ourselves through preventive care. Please help\nyourself stay healthy by participating in this very special life-saving\nprogram.\nAmerican Cancer Society--Cuyahoga Unit\nI am so pleased to hear of your plans F for Women's\nHealth Weekend to give free breast exams and pap tests. I hope\nthousands of women participate in this special program.\nMy personal experience has made mail me aware of how\nimportant early detection is in the treatment of cancer. I urge\nthose women in the Cleveland area who have not had these tests to\nattend these detection\nclinics.\nWhile the work goest forward to find cures for\ncancer, we can help ourselves xpx through preventive care.\nI hope this Weekend will remind all women in your area to make monthly\nbreast checks and to have regular checkups.\nwith best wishes for a successful, life-saving program\nSincerely,\n3\nboth political parties be strong in all sections of the\nNation. He noted with satisfaction that there are now\nDemocratic Senators in New England States that never\nbefore had them, and that the Republicans are making\nsome inroads in the deep South by getting Congressmen\nelected there.\nFord said a great deal has been done to improve\nthe situation of the Blacks, and that most of the\nlegislation they need is now on the books. He added\nthat Blacks have nevertheless not been able to climb\nup the economic ladder as swiftly as they would have\nliked. \"The progress on a relative basis has been\nbetter than the progress of the comparable Whites who\nwere at the lower end of the spectrum,\" he said.\nThe President said he strongly favors equality of\nopportunity at the outset and equality in the end result\nfor all Americans.\n\"But human nature has such an impact,\" he said,\n\"that I don't think you can end up with equality of\nresult.' He noted that what is a desirable end result\nfor one person is not necessarily what someone else wants.\nFord came out for meeting the urgent needs of the\nmajor metropolitan areas. He said the Nation should move\ninto a broader mass-transit program, but at the same time\ncontinue building highways. He insisted that \"we have\nto learn to master science for the benefit of every detail\nof our life.\"\nNews\nMrs. Ford, Mrs. Rockefeller Praised for \"Courage\nSun.\nSumary.\nMarch 31,75\nNew York (UPI) -- The American Cancer Society, citing\nthe courage demonstrated by the wives of Pres: dent Ford\nand Vice President Rockefeller, Sunday announced that new\ndata showed that 77 per cent of all breast cancers were\nnow being detected before the disease had spread to the\nlymph nodes.\nIt is impossible to described how moved I have been by the\nmessages of prayerful concern support and friendship that have\nI know\npoured into the White House. Like any woman in the immediate days\nand weeks follpwing breast surgery, I know that what is most sus-\nstaining and healing is the love and undersranding that comes in\nsuch abundance have from one's husband and children. (To have, in\naddition to (that) the good wishes and encourageme nt of so many\npeoeple is to feel especially blessed.\nmail,\n(of course have read only a sampling of the (letters so far.\n)\nthe letters\nI wish I coduld read every one (of them. .) Of those & have read so\nmany tell a wonderful story of recovery, of a renewed and heightened\nappreciations (of the preciousness 8 lifee and the magic of love.\nThey attest to the progrdess of medicine but also to the power of\nfaith. I am filled with gratituded for the prayers of so many,\nfor the masses that have been said and the treas planted in Israel\nBERNED\nfor me.\nFORD\nHere are a few of the letters I would like to share.\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nDecember 2, 1976\nOffice of the White House Press Secretary\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nSTATEMENT BY WILLIAM M. LUKASH, M.D.\nREAR ADMIRAL, USN.\nMrs. Ford today completed a comprehensive medical examination at\nBethesda Naval Hospital. She has been undergoing routine medical\nexaminations every four months since she underwent breast surgery\nfor cancer on September 28, 1974. Mrs. Ford completed a two-year\ncourse of cancer chemotherapy last month and today's examination\nwas somewhat more extensive in connection with the completion of\nthis two-year course.\nToday's physical examination included blood tests, X-rays, bone scans\nand mammography. Dr. William Fouty, Chairman of the Department of\nSurgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, who performed\nher surgery, reported that the preliminary findings show no indication\nof cancer recurrence.\nThe X-rays did indicate some minimal progression of her arthritis\ncondition and it is anticipated that she will continue to have periods of\ndiscomfort.\nMrs. Ford is very pleased with the results of today's examination and\nis looking forward to maintaining an active schedule.\n#\n#\n#\nNCI\nNatl Breast Cancer Task Force\n11\n\"\n11 \"\nof ACS\nthief Radlolag of La clinical Guardia\nDirector of\nprofessor\nComm medicine of hospital\nHosp - an NY medical associate Callege of\nmedical direct of Guttman\nJan 1909 b. NYU School afthed\ngrad age 18 Medic\nbecame a dr at age 22\nbecame Radialogin 1936\nconsult-radiolog to many NY hospitals\nwas director of\nFORDO * STREET LIBRARY\ninc in 1968\nThe\nprototype for the 27 breast\ncancer diagnostic across country\nbreast cancer diagnos screening clinee\nworked indep prev before that\ncomprehensive diag tests\npalpation physical the examin\nmammography- xray breast of the)\nof\nheat pattern\nthermography - done w/ film\nt detailed patient history\nno charge-\naveraging 250 people GENELL K. a a day LIBRARY\nCancer\nOctober 21, 1975\nDear President Belkin,\nIt was a special pleasure to receive the\ngracious invitation to participate in the\nground breaking ceremony for the new Cancer\nResearch Institute of the Albert Einstein College\nof Medicine of Yeshiva University. Although\nI am unable to be with you on November 2nd,\nI am grateful for this opportunity to convey\nmy hopes that this important ceremony will\nindeed mark the beginning 06 the opportunity\nfor expanded research and scientific inquiry\ntoward a cure for cancer.\nwith gratitude and my warmest best wishes,\nSincerely,\n/s/ Betty Ford\nMr. Samuel Belkin\nPresident\nYeshiva University\nAmsterdam Avenue and 186th Street\nNew York, New York 10033\nSP/sr\nc: William Nicholson\nRobert Goldwin\nDavid Lissy\nsheila Weidenfeld\nThe Waldorf-Asteria\nPARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y.\n-not answer any questions\nexcept about cancer\n- use as opportunity to tell\nabout own clean bill of health\n- gallup poll shows most women\nknow about self examination,\nthey just don't do it.\n- at the Inst, which was handling\nabout 300 women a day,\nrequests went to 500-5502\nThe Waldorf-Astoria\nday.\nPARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y.\n- mammog for women over 40\nit's cancer + navy people\n- -I was honor dhmn before\nLIBRARY\nwho are shooting\nmy surgery\nThe Waldorf- Astoria\nPARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH STS., NEW YORK 22. N.Y.\n- all Kinds of studies showed\nincreases in examinations\nFORD LIBRARY\nFORD\nLIBRARY\nCANCER\nDear Helen- -\nfile\nDollie Cole wanted\nMrs. Ford to have her\narticle on breast cancer.\nFrankly, Helen, )\nDrinkits in poor taste\nto send it to nrs. ford\nbut ) felt ) shd let you\nKerp The magazine on file\nin case Do Ed lie ever mentions\nor cole\nit to Mrs. Ford. Thank you ,\nhave\nname\nresponsibility phone\noffice +\nhome\nChrisCarey\nBAwquetMqr. 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Thornton - sey 1200\nbusiness award\n5) me wilson former preo Couscil\n6) benge Duff presents educat award\n7) response\napprox 9:20 8) Ganville-\n9) bf\nGod bless\nThe Family of man and\nThe end\nThe magor advand\nstatement from the Pres\nGold medallion ?\npass of pickets, disruptions, NY\n(militant more liberal clergy)\n700 pickets ag Kenn hec he was catholic\npicketed nearly every yr by one grp or\nFOR\nanother\nboard vated 3 times unanimously\n72 Jak april may\nford\non boald\nJune\ntrianon little\nCall + tell press\nphoto session 6:15\ncontacts that any\n10-12 shots\nquestions WH so to\ntrianon big\nrecg line 6:25-6:45\nmake sure Mr. Granville\n+ of have shot alone together\ndais 7pm\nmelon\ndenner filet migron\ncoffee\n$150 a ticket\nproceeds - The Non Sectarian Services\nof the Council of Cheneles of City of NY\n1850-2050 people\ndinner til 8:05\nintroduction\nLIBRARY\n1)\n2) beame\nremarks\n3) pres of organizat> buying $15,000 bonds\n4) flowers to 2 1st ladie\nBarbara Britain TV personality\nshong response from Mrs ford\nJohnny Bench- remarks\nfly Wilson notl crus chann for 76\n7pm photo session, west Foger balcony of\nEast Fager, press ents ance\n9:10 approx for 1st lady\nLIBRARY\n6:30 - dais guest\n(60 alland)\n7:30 pm - 3 tiered dais (dinner)\n8:45 pm - notl awards - ann landers, Rauscle, 12em\nspecial commend for enlightening world\nall over world - hope she'll reply - need\nfor wamen to take early serious action\nJohnny bench, flip wilson (remarhs)\n10 pm-ish ends\nover 1,000 people ( 1050) -$20 ticket (barly\ncovers expenses) annual 135 dinner - guests\nare\na) members bd of directors (220)\nt members of house of delegates meets (state)\nonce\n6-700\n(final policy\nmeets 3 times a year\nb) staff people from NY + all over\ncountry\nc) invited guests - active as volunteers\nin then behalf t distinguished\nsome press as guests medical leaders\n300\n(dear)\nmay lasker (hon chmn) armand willig am L, Flip\nMrs\nWilson, Johnny Bench, medical notables\nSally- reception list\nnew melon sebroast asparagus spent\nmushrun salad. canats - pralines\nw/ butters sauce - coffee\nwhat does it says on the award\nspot correspondive from ACS\nis she going to come up?\nbeing frank nice\n- Joe Clark 1\nThurs,\nJohn Henry Jones\nstatement ahead of time\nNay Film how- - can They proude\nLIBRARY\n27-ents for 35yrs talde-0\nplus above + beyond\ndin\ndorothy connor 679-7984\nh-IL9-4388\non\nmeriam saunders 689-0219\nMayor beame\nSEALO FORD LIBRARY\nnon-profit\ngreek russian\n1700 protestant+ orthodox (non-catholic)\ngroups (working relat w/ catholic\n+ jewish)\n75% is black + hispanic; 25% is white\n(youth programs, (25 working staff-) grants\nprisons, mental institut) + donations\naging, health care,\nto coordinate activ of christian community\nin NY -\n120th + riverside drive\ndetails place time\nJerry\n/\ncontact - -\nDanzeg\nwho advance people. - press deal (cp)\n2\nwhca.\n(weas) weds\nxL\nx\njim glynn 7p\nfrank domenico 71m\nsecurity credent for press\n-3000\n3\n355\n(516) 587 4868\n4\nhow may wash press\n5\nwfo on press tables, etc\n6\nadvisories\n2\nCall frank + advance\nbudget- hire an engineer to\n10\nFriday, October 4, 1974\nPhila. Daily News\nChuck Stone\nFormer Administrative\nAss't to Adam C. Powe 11\nHang 1 There, Mrs. Ford\nDEAR MRS. FORD:\nYou won't believe this, but when I started thinking about\nyou during these last few days of your ordeal, my mind or\nH\nWashington Star-News\nSunday, November 17, 1974\nBetty Beale\nMrs. Ford: 1 H\nBetty Ford said to her\nfoolish, wasn't I? But why\nhusband one evening in\nshould I bring up some-\nthe hospital several days\nthing unpleasant like\nafter her recent opera-\nthat?\"\ntion: \"If you had lived\nDAUS life and you falt you\nHer approach to the\nportfollo\nive Saved Many Lives'\nof thing now more than I\nbeen through she has\never did. I am constantly\ntaken on a new job as\nusing that arm to keep it\nFirst Lady. She had al-\nexercised.\"\nready expressed her inter-\nest in working with Nancy\nDID SHE HAVE any ad-\nHanks in the promotion of\nvice now to give women in\nthe arts and for mentally\nl when these mho\nretarded children. \"Now I\nThe Arthritis Foundation\n475 Riverside Drive\nNew York, N.Y. 10027 (212) 678-6363\nOctober 29, 1976\nWilliam R. Felts, M.D.\n2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20037\nDear Dr. Felts:\nEnclosed is copy of a newspaper story I've just received.\nI'm sure you are aware that Drs. Bingham and Bellew were the\nsubject of the National Enquirer's vaccine \"cure\" story last\nDecember which gave us all so much trouble.\nIt seems unlikely that Mrs. Ford would go to Desert Hot Springs\nfor this treatment, but if she did, it could be a horrendous\nsetback to public education about proper arthritis care versus\n\"unproven remedies,\" with all the attendant publicity that could\nbe nationwide.\nDave Shobe will be calling you about this in a few days.\nSincerely,\nClina\nCharles C. Bennett\nVice President for Education\nCC: Clifford M. Clarke\nDavid Shobe\nA NATIONAL VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCY\nD'esert Hot Springs, Calif,\nDesert Sentinel\n(Cir. W. 3,220)\nOCT 7 1976\nAllen's P C.B 1:11 1888\n,00\nMrs. Ford May Seek\n686\nPAGE 1\nDear Mrs. Ford:\nDese\nMrs. Gerald Ford, wife of the Presi-\ntold them a visit to Desert Hot Springs\nwould if possible, be worked into the\nWe at the Ponce de Leon would like\njust a 1.\ndent, may be a guest in Desert Hot\nin\n. enecial invitation to you to\nworld 1\nSprin\nwaters\narthri\nPeople\nDeser\nsimply\nthe F\nnatural\nbeen\nhelp en\nThe\nthe\nPone\nBecause\nrecei\nrenown\nMrs.\nopened\nAcco\nwho an\nritie\nRobert\nek Treatment Here\nDesert Hot Springs, which is located\nOur hotel works closely with both\nwould be an excellent place for you to\njust a few miles from Palm Springs, is\nclinica. We are unique in that the\nrelax after all your campaigning.\n-0-\nVAIL (UPI) -- THE BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS BETTY FORD HAS BEEN\nTAKING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WILL END IN OCTOBER, HER DOCTOR SAID\nYESTERDAY.\nWILLIAM LUKASH, THE WHITE HO USE PHYSICIAN, SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO\nRECURRENCE OF CANCER AND so DOCTORS WILL WIND UP THE CHEMOTHERAPY CHEMOT THE\nFIRST LADY HAS UNDERGONE SINCE HER BREAST CANCER SURGERY ON SEPT. 28,\n1974.\nMRS. FORD LEARNED SHE HAD CANCER A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER\nPRESIDENT FORD TOOK OFFICE. SHE HAD HER RIGHT BREAST REMOVED IN AN\nOPERATION AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL.\nHOWEVER, MRS. FORD HAS BEEN SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF A SEVERE\nFLAREUP OF A CHRONIC OSTEOART NECK AILMENT SINCE SHE ARRIVED IN\nVAIL LAST FRIDAY. MRS. FORD, 59, HAD A RECURRENCE OF HER 13-YEAR -OLD\nPINCHED NERVE CONDITION A WEEK AGO. IT WAS AGGRAVATED AT THE GOP\nNAT IONAL CONVENTION, WHERE SHE WAS CONSTANTLY IN THE SPOTL IGHT ,\nWAVING AND LIFT ING HER ARMS.\n0-\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES, SA URDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1974\nC\nBeautiful Acrylic\nNotes on People\nNORMAN\nFORGET-IT-NOT CUBE\nBetty Ford Is Getting Along 'Beautifully'\nLAWRENCE, 1\nBetty Ford, who began tak-\nIn 1964, he went to Jackson,\nisit the United States soon.\nhe was indeed \"thinking\" of\ning an anticancer drug Mon-\nMiss., to establish an F.B.L.\nspokesman for Senator\nleaving his $42,500-a-year\ncomplete with 1000 brightly colored memo sheets\nday, said yesterday she was\noffice to deal with civil-\nHelms, the Republican from\njob, but he won't leave \"until\ngetting along \"beautifully-\nrights violence in that state\nNorth Carolina who spon-\nI'm sure that a transition is\nNEW . our PRICE 21 $238\nI've been active all week,\nat the time. Through the\nored the citizenship resolu-\nin order.\" The Washington\n\"M\"\nMar Zeigles, eue\nUP-065\nRB\n(WASHINGTON BRIEFS)\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- BETTY FORD WAS DESCRIBED AS \"FEELING FINE' ON\nTHE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HER BREAST CANCER SURGERY TODAY,\nTHE FIRST LADY WAS \"CATCHING UP ON HER MAIL\" AND PREPARING TO HIT\nTHE CAMPAIGN TRAIL LATER THIS WEEK, SHEILA RABB WEIDENFELD, HER PRESS\nSECRETARY SAID.\n\"SHE'S FEELING FINE,\" SAID MRS. WEIDENFELD. MRS. FORD SOON WILL\nEND TWO YEARS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE AFTERMATH OF HER OPERATION.\nON FRIDAY, SHE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRATION\nCAMPAIGN IN PITTSBURGH, AND THE FLY TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR A PREVIEW OF\nTHE NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEAUM. IN THE EVENING, SHE WILL FLY TO HOUSTON,\nTEX. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW MD, ANDERSON CANCER\nCENTER SATURDAY, RETURNING TO WASHINGTON IN THE EVENING.\n-0-\nPost/19/76\nOptimistic\nMessage\nNew post-surgical breast\ncancer treatment that uses a\ncombination of three drugs\nffers women a \"definite\nhope,\" Betty Ford said yes-\nterday.\nvictim benself -5\nsw\nSaturday\n15c Single copy\nribune\n3 Sections\n1A\nNovember 9, 1974\nCopyright 1974\nMinneapolis Star and\nTribune Company\nVolume CVIII\nNumber 169\nWASHINGTON ,DC 20500\nRCOM 127 EOB\nF\nSUMMARY OFFICE\nWHITE HOUSE NEWS\nM\n25645000WFIT1H9895278 25645000WH IT1H9895278\nU.S. hopes\nto increase\nfood aid\nto hungry\nBy William Robbins\nNew York Times Service\nExtra!\nENQUIRER\neverybody's talking\nabout YOU!\nBest,\nCompliments of The NATIONAL ENQUIRER\nSharl Richluste\nNATIONAL\nENQUIRER\nso IN LOVE says hairdresser Jim Merson of Betty\nFord and President. Photo was made as President Ford\nescorted Betty from Bethesda Naval Hospital in Wash-\nington after her breast cancer surgery last October.\nHer Hairdresser Tells of\nThe Incredible Courage\n\"I would trust Betty Ford\nwith my life. She is a grace-\nOf Betty Ford\nful, warm, genuine woman.\nI know one thing. if she ever\nI\nLady each week in the White\nran f\nfor h\nThe\ntiment\nmany\nLady\nher or\nhairdr\n\"I r\nthat sl\ncance\nvisit h\nand I\ndidn't\nexpect\nout th\nBetty\nible.\n\"Th\nnotice\nthroug\nroom\nsmile\nbeame\nsaid,\nwhat\n\"Th\nboth 1\nYou I\nfrom\nhad SI\nand S\nMer\nington\nbeen\nhair f\nHe re\nthe F\nEurop\nThe\nFord,\nvery\nthey\nmatte\nup.\"\nmane with 1991 a mure more\nMerson, who visits the First\nat home.\"\nPOR GIRSON\nS\nTelegraf\nGROOTSTE\nKRANT\n<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\nVAN\nNEDERLAND\nHet week: koud\nVrijdag: zon onder 18.12; zaterdag: op 6.47\nBeterschap, Betty!\nNOV\n/\nPrecautionary move\nBetty Ford\nMrs. Ford to take\nSet to Begin\nTherapy\nanti-cancer drug\nBy a Washington Post Staff Writer\nLOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 -\nBetty Ford, convalescing from\nsurgery for breast cancer, will\nWASHINGTON [AP] - Betty\nhealth is extremely favorable,\"\nundergo chemotherapy treat-\nFord is going to take drugs to\nthe statement said.\nment to insure more inclu-\ncombat any cancer cells that\nPress Secretary Ron Nessen\nmight remain in her body after\ndeclined to the drug that\nsible sive treatment against any pos-\nBY SHANA ALEXANDER\nBreast Cancer and News Overkill\nT\nhe tone and volume of reportage on People think mammography [X-ray di- to be epidemic. De-\nMrs. Nelson Rockefeller's second op- agnosis of the breast] is 100 per cent corum, seemliness,\nen:\nsh\ning\nEr\nup\nan\ntal\nsta\non\nthe\nbre\nthe\nme\ned\nsar\nha\ncli\nwh\nfor\n\"ai\ncai\ning\ncifi\nMi\nhe\nstr\now\nan\npro\nthe\ncar\nin\nWO\nne\nha:\nsur\nfirs\nria\nfou\nan\nUr\nCu\nsur\ning\ntor\nlef\ncit\nDr\nba\n\"T\ndo\n\"D\nare\nwh\ndo\ndous gray zones that exist in medicine. tess, to display, to tling off aprons seems would seem-all manner of bad advicer\n122\n00\nNewsweek, December 9, 1974\nWashingto Star-llews\nA-3\nFriday, November 1, 1974\nFirst Lady Betty Ford waves goodbye as the\nPresident leaves on a six-state trip.\nDrug Therapy\nFor Mrs. Ford\nBy Isabelle Shelton\nStar-News Staff Writer\nFirst Lady Betty Ford's doctors say her progress\nis \"excellent\" five weeks after the removal of a can-\ncerous right breast, but they are instituting a pro-\ngram of chemotherapy just to be on the safe side.\nDAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1974\nGun-Keeping Rule Triggers Tempers d\nBy VINCENT LEE and MICHAEL PATTERSON\nIn a decision greatly reducing the Police Department's control over guns, the\nsons to carry a gun but do allow\nAppellate Division has cleared the wav for thousands of persons deemed unqualified\nthem to have a pistol in their\nto\nsuch a\nd if the\nvir\nha\nthe re-\nvel\ne penal\nthe\nlic\nappli-\nmoral\ngu\nsui\nlony or\nconvic-\n1\nlly any\ndei\n\"\ncisi\n10\ncop ranking cop in the\ncourt.\nfailed to show a sufficient need\nknown as \"on-premises\" permits.\ndepartment's Permit Bureau, who\nThe ruling resulted from a suit\nto have a weapon.\nThese permits do not allow per-\nasked not to be identified, called\nFirst, Lady Lends Hand\nBeame W\nBudget\nIn Fis\nBy MARK LI\nMayor Beame said yeste\nhi.\nn\nma\nr\ncit\n1\nbe\nacr\nHo\npar\nHal\nbud\naft\nsion\nof\nCit\nboa\nget\nUPI photo\nMrs. Betty Ford accepts donations for the American Cancer Society from Bowie, Md., school-\nI\nchildren during ceremony yesterday in the White House Rose Garden. President Ford joined\nage\nBetty in welcoming youngsters.\nthe\nwh\nCommish Terms Corruption\ning\nwh\n]\nme\nbe\nuni\nRampant in Buildings Dept.\nthi\nof\ncie:\nBy ROBERT CRANE\nBeam said his latest report on\nBuildings Commissioner Jeremiah 'Walsh conceded. vesterdey that couruntion\nthe budget indicated $400 mil\nFirst Lady Undergoes\nBreast Cancer Surgery\nWASHINGTON (AP)- Doctors pro-\nNavy Capt. William Fouty, chief of sur-,\nThe operation began at 8:05 a.m. EDT,\nceeded to remove the right breast of First\ngery at Bethesda Medical Center, headed\na White House spokesman said.\nLady Betty Ford today after finding it\nthe operating team.\nThe nodule was detected Thursday\n- Phone See\n2 FIRST LADIES JOIN FORCES atlanta Journal, Jan.22, 1975\nFree Breast Cancer Clinic Set\nMrs. Betty Ford is urging\ntechnique in breast self-\nmetro-Atlanta women to join\nexamination and a clinical\nwith Mrs. Mary Beth Busbee\nbreast check by qualified\nand all who are working to-\nmedical personnel.\nward the success this Satur-\nEach woman should bring a\nFirst Lady Betty Ford\nPersonalities\nstruck a deal with one of\nher guests at a White House\ndinner and has now come\nlost\nout approximately $1,495.02\nbehind.\nShe asked musician Harry\nJames, who was in town for\na concert at Wolf Trap\nB.3\nFarm Park, for one of his\nrecords. He agreed, on the\ncondition that she would\nFor a\nsend him a letter, and the\nbargain was struck. The last\ntime James had received a\nletter from Mrs. Ford, he\nauctioned it off for $1,500 at\na cancer drive benefit, and\nLetter\nhe plans to dispose of the\nnext one the same way.\nFrom\nBetty\nFord\nTHE PRESIDENT COMFORTS MRS. FORD\nTHE NIGHT BEFORE HER OPERATION.\nQ. Hasn't President Ford made a quiet promise to his\nwife Betty that he will not run for the Presidency in\n1976? Doesn't that mean the 1976 Presidential candi-\ndates will be Nelson Rockefeller for the Republicans\nagainst Henry \"Scoop\" Jackson for the Democrats?-\nPat Young, Seattle, Wash.\nA. Ford is on record as wishing to run in 1976. But\nhe will accede to his wife's request. If she asks him\nnot to run, he will not run. In that event Rockefeller\nand Reagan will fight it out for the Republican candi-\ndacy while Jackson, Mondale, Wallace, Bentsen\nbattle it out for the Democratic candidacy. with the\npossibility of Wallace bolting to a third party.\nE 1921\nParade mag\n16\nBreast Cancer Advice\nA Phone Call Away\nBy JUDITH RANDAL\nWashington, Sept. 25 (News Bureau)-On the an-\nniversary of Retty Ford's breast cancer operation o\nWasl\nDAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975\nis se\nwho\nto ge\nor hc\nT\nwith\ncomm\nD\ncancer\nis cha\ninstitu\nHealth\nR\ncancer\nfindin\nexactl\nbeliev\nmatte\nexplai\nthe pa\nM\nHalst\nalso t\nare re\ncal\" also removes the breast and nodes, but spares the muscles\nand is less disfiguring and disabling\nWORCESTER TELEGRAM\nWORCESTER, MASS,\nP. 62,339 SUN. 108,367\nOCT 8 1974, Buffellen\nFirst Lady's Mastectomy\nStirs Area Women's Caution\nBy POLLY PRUNEAU\nbreast examinations. \"I think anything in\nOf the Telegram Staff\nthe news always make people more aware\nof themselves,\" she said.\nPublicity about Betty Ford's mastectomy\nDr. Saul Lerner of OB-GYN Associates\nhas had some affect in motivating women in\nInc. said he hadn't noticed any influx in\nthe Worcester area to see their doctors, ac-\nwomen looking for breast examinations.\ncording to a survey of 28 gvnecologists and\npatients involved in a regular stir-\nparticularly make this holishe\nNEW ORLEANS, LA.\ners country, will\nD. 205,141 SUN. 306,982\naccept Day, the year the thousand ands of Pleasure thank\nlove and holds\nme.\nDEC 3 1974\nspecial which this\nuo honor Bug\nMrs. Ford Holds Appreciation\nof gives my me firm quest of cancer quest of cancer to a can accept be that concerted the particular pleasure. It and achieved con- \"because she\nBrunch for Women Volunteers\nWASHINGTON (AP) - letters from women operations who\nwas\nhonored Mrs. - 1975 the Betty tl It as\nCancer Crusader\nHerald American\nMrs. Ford reported\nSYRACUSE, N.Y.\nS. 251,094\nBuffeellon\nNOV 17 1974\nFirst Lady reveals\nfeelings about cancer\nBy BETTY BEALE\nIf we haven't by the time\nto give women in general?\nWASHINGTON, D.C. - Bet-\nthey've gone to college, then\n\"For those who have gone\ny Ford said to her husband\nwe have lost our opportunity.\nthrough it-I don't see any-\nne evening in the hospital sev-\nSo I've always been concerned\nthing so great about it. All you\nral davs after her recent on-\nabout their welfare and well-\nneed is a little foam rubber.\nWASHINGTON Star NEWS\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\nD. 418,126 SUN. 344,011\nNOV 17 1974\nBetty Beale\nMrs. Ford: 1 Have\nBetty Ford said to her\nfoolish, wasn't I? But why\nhusband one evening in\nshould I bring up some-\nthe hospital several days\nthing unpleasant like\nafter her recent opera-\nthat?\"\ntion: \"If you had lived\nyour life and you felt you\nHer approach to the\nSaved Many Lives'\nof thing now more than I\nbeen through she has\never did. I am constantly\ntaken on a new job as\nusing that arm to keep it\nFirst Lady. She had al-\nNovember 1974\nVogue\nBy Melva We\nHEALTH\nWhen sex can help you heal\nhow to relax without even drinking\nwhat we learned from Washington wives\nand where you can prolong your\nSEX AFTER SURGERY\nHOW SOON?\nreplacement should be medically considered, according to Dr. t\nestrogen-containing vaginal creams can help, too.\nOperations on a woman's reproductive tract do interrupt sexual ac-\nProlapsed uterus repair: Knowing the patient's wishes regardin\ntivity. The question: how long before intercourse can be resumed\nual activity to follow surgery is the doctor's responsibility, believ\nsafely? Dr. A. G. Amias, consultant gynecologist at St. George's Hos-\nAmias; but a surgeon who operates without asking should assum\npital in London, explained in British Medical Journal that sex life of-\na functioning vagina is desired, even in the elderly. Prolapse p:\nten is much more enjoyable after recovery from gynecologic surgery,\nwho have had disability and urinary incontinence for a long tim\nthat resuming coitus may actually speed the return to health, and that\nnot want or be able to go back to a sex life; but doctors should for\ndoctors and patients should have a clear understanding of what is to\nif there is any possibility that the vagina might be permanentl\nbe expected even before the surgery is performed.\nrowed by this surgery.\nHysterectomy: After either vaginal or abdominal removal of the uter-\nEpisiotomy: A very common procedure, clipping the vaginal 0]\nus, a recovery period of about six weeks usually is adequate, said Dr.\nat delivery to avoid tearing, episiotomy often causes problems\nAmias; then coitus may be resumed cautiously. Even the most intrepid\nsuming sex life. Your doctor can help prevent trouble if the surgi\ncouple may be apprehensive, though. The abdomen may seem bruised\npair is skillfully done. Coital difficulties from episiotomy are L\nand the vagina shrunken; coitus in such cases actually helps tissues\ntemporary, but emotional factors can be basic ones in problems\nback to their former supple state. Patience, sensitivity, and good medi-\nsuming intercourse. And where surgery created the problem, SI\ncal counsel are essential. Dr. Amias said that, contrary to some be-\nrepair often is possible.\nliefs, the cervix makes no contribution to vaginal lubrication in coitus:\nTubal ligation: This sterilization procedure is not likely to distu\n\"Women who have had a total hysterectomy experience the full cycle\nfunction, but some women wrongly believe that it can cause th\nof sexual response with no impairment of physical satisfaction.\"\nlose their sexual drive. Not so, said Dr. Amias. Tubal interrupti\nRadical hysterectomy: Because this operation actually removes some\nno adverse effect on libido and, if anything, will probably enha\nvaginal tissue, resuming sex activity can help to stretch the vagina to\nRelatively minor operations, such as the well-known D and (\nits original size. Again, ask for and follow your physician's advice. Too-\ndilation and curettage), polyp removal, or diathermy of the cerv\nearly intercourse could cause injury; too-long a delay could let fibrosis\ndinarily should not interrupt sex life for more than a few days. B\nset in and slow the adjustment process. On the average, said Dr. Amias,\nAmias believes that many women delay the return to normal I\nthree months' waiting time is about right.\nlonger than necessary, out of fear and lack of information. R\nRemoval of ovaries: Ovaries produce estrogen; and their surgical re-\nmended: Before going home from the hospital following thes\nmoval may cause estrogen depletion, sometimes resulting in loss of\ncedures, get clear instructions from your doctor on the ex\nsexual interest and reduced genital lubrication and sensation. Estrogen\namount of bleeding, the use of tampons, the resumption of interc\nIT'S MUSCLE\nPOLITICAL WIVES AND BREAST CANCER\nSOME GOOD N\nOVER\nProbably because Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller were so\n-ABOUT DDT\nMARTINI\ncandid in having all the details of their breast-cancer opera-\ntions made public, there has been a sharp decline in the num-\nIn the three years since DE\nber of detected metastasized breast cancers—those spread\nWhen you're tired and tense af-\nbanned in the U.S. as a pes\nto other parts of the body. This means that breast cancers are\nter an exhausting day, will a cock-\nresidues of it in human fa\nbeing discovered earlier--a big factor in survival chances. A\ntail actually help you to unwind?\ntrio of Nashville physicians-Dr. William L. Betsill, Jr., Dr.\nsues have decreased, acc\nAccording to two professors at\nBenjamin F. Byrd, Jr., and Dr. William H. Hartmann-made a\nto the Environmental Pro\nthe University of Maryland, an\nstudy of cancer incidences comparing 1973 with 1974, before\nAgency. A sampling of moi\nalcoholic drink might relax you\nand after the wives of the President and the Vice-President had\na thousand people showed\n-if the tension is all in your\ntheir surgery. In the four hospitals studied, there was an in-\nwhere there were eight pa\nhead. But if your body is tense,\ncrease of 70 percent in women having breast biopsies, and 100\nmillion in body tissues in\nyou'll relax more by playing a set\npercent more breast cancers were located; but there was a 4.8\nby 1973, the tissue load of\npercent decrease in cancers that had spread.\nof tennis, taking a swim, or hav-\nwas less than six parts pe\ning a short bike ride than by sit-\nlion. In 1970, people were\nting down with a drink.\nSUCCOR FOR SUPERSENSITIVES\nan average of 13.8 microgr\nDorothy Girdano, Ph.D., and\nDDT in their daily food; in\nher husband Daniel Girdano,\nThe Food and Drug Administration, in a new regulation, will require\nthis was cut to 1.88 micro,\nPh.D., of the university's depart-\nactual testing to prove that cosmetics labeled \"hypoallergenic\" really\nThough DDT's tendency\nment of health education, tested\ndo produce fewer adverse reactions, when tested on human volun-\ncumulate in body tissues ha\ngroups of people in drinking and\nteers, than competing products. And a label message will tell just what\nshown, scientists still t\nnondrinking situations by electro-\nthe hypoallergenic claim means: that the product is less likely to cause\nenough data to prove it\nmyography, or EMG, a reading\nskin reactions than other products. Better agreement on use of the\ncancer in human beings.\nthat measures total body tension.\nterm, plus more scientific testing, will mean still better, safer cosmetics\nonly in experimental mice\nAlcohol, being a sedative, can\nfor the sensitive. That's the word from FDA commissioner Dr.\nposure to DDT a proven ca\ncertainly make a wound-up per-\nAlexander M. Schmidt.\nmalignant tumors.\nson feel relaxed, they concluded.\nIn the weight-adjusted amounts\nWHERE CAN YOU LIVE LONGEST?\ntested-ranging from one or two\ncocktails for a 110-pound wom-\nLife expectancy of residents of Hawaii now leads that of all fifty states, reported the Na\nan to as many as five for heavier\nCenter for Health Statistics in Washington, D.C. Hawaii is also the only state in whic\nmen-\"some subjects were feel-\naverage lifetime of males at birth is now greater than 70 years. Averaging the sexes, a\ning pretty good.\" But the EMG\nborn now in Hawaii may expect to live 73.6 years. For the whole nation, average lifetime\nduring the last ten years is 0.8 years.\nshowed that the cocktails weren't\nOne might think that Hawaiian Islanders are benefited by the mild Pacific climate; but\ndoing a thing for the drinkers'\nsider this: runners-up in longevity in the United States are residents of Minnesota, Utah,\ntense muscles.\nDakota, and Nebraska. Researchers haven't found out viry but the possibilities are intrig\n152\nVOGUE, N\nTIVWS OOLSI\nIF YOUR HOUSE\nslig_pooj.\nour editors\nPATTY HEARST\nfeeling loved\nis\nHER SURGERY\nABOUT®\nBETTY-FORD WRITES\nMASTERS\nhis\nasifold to Isabelle Sheltom\nBYBETTYFORD FORD\nevery woman fears\nrevealing personal account of the ordeal the\nPresident swife SWI nife writes amoving and and\nfeeldist feel dis disfigured or or mutil motilated the\neven more sa even moresa sq because use herealized he reali might\nlove. Pert Perhaps hewastrying hewas he trying to expression\nas comforta fable.as as possible-and fr to express\n\"Ethini \"EthinkJerry dem sreat concern\nwas\nINTEREST REBORNS Y y\nAlitz YY YY S YY 6\n6\n6 Port\nLos Angeles Times\nTwo First Ladies\nHailed for Earlier\nCancer Detection\nNEW YORK (P)-Three physicians\ncredit Betty Ford and Happy Rocke-\nfeller with inducing more women to\nseek earlier detection of breast can-\nFri., Aug. 22, 1975, Denver, Colo.\nRocky Mountain News-21\nFrankness lauded\nin cancer detection\nNEW YORK (AP) - Three physicians credit Betty Ford\nand Happy Rockefeller with inducing more women to seek earli-\ner detection of breast cancer, including finding more cancers\nbefore they have spread.\nA Nashville study comparing 1974 with 1973 showed a 48 per-\nBy DAVID KLEIN\nTop Doctors Agree\nnot\nBetty Ford's courage and\nfrankness about her breast\n5/1/76\ncan\ntsands\nof li\nwom-\nen t\nBetty Ford's Courage Has Saved Thousands\nnd be\nexan\n\"И\nFrom Death by Breast Cancer\nthem-\nselve\nI debt\nwife. The fact that more wom-\nto he\nNavy surgeon who performed\nancer\nen came forward allowed us\nautho\nto diagnose\nthe operation on Mrs. Ford,\nhum,\nform\nwith\nmar\nThe I\nitute,\n\"]\n0 others'\nold\nwou\nallowed\n\"Si\nspot-\nsucc\nfigure-\night\nr ill-\nit ha\nen how\nless,\nand\nfaced.\"\nxplo-\nion 0\nown\n) heads\nward\norter\nmay would\nSa\nociety's\not have done so if not for the\nDr.\nims of\nrave action of the President's\n\"I\ne EN-\nshini\n5. Ford\nmore\nbe ex\nIS done\nment\ne deal\n\"M\nbreast\nto be\nopera\nwas i\nthe P\nedback\nSHINING EXAMPLE: Bet-\nSS the\nworry\nty Ford's frankness about\nthe Si\nof\nthe her own case, encouraged\nand ti\nE Mrs. women to be examined and\ntion o\ntreated for breast cancer.\n\"Sh\nadded\nCapt\n44\nHelping Those Who\nFought With Cancer\nBy Alice Bonner\nThe hot-line center is a\ntelephone in the family room of\nWashington Post Staff Writer\nDorothy Johnston's Bethesda\nA Chicago immunologist who\nhome. Mrs. Johnston, a nurse\nreturned to her job after having\nand mother of six, said she\na mastectomy was denied full-\nreceives up to 18 calls a day,"
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