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Guest Editor How To Save More Lives Once more, the American Can-, cer Society has launched the an nual April Crusade to raise $30. 000,000 for its national programs of research, education and service. Certainly in the light of the re markable progress being made against cancer, there is no ques tion that these programs deserve our utmost support. Today one-third of all cancer patients are being saved. This contrasts with a decade ago when roughly one cancer patient in every four could be saved. This gain is remarkable for two rea sons: first is that cancer was formerly a disease regarded as hopeless" by leading medical opinion: and second the saving of what amounts to additional 30, 000 lives annually has come with out benefit of any radically new methods of treatment. And still another 75,000 lives can be saved each year. Advances in cancer control to date are ihe fruits of public sup port for voluntary health agencies like the American Cancer Society. I': programs have been vital to this progress. The record .shows tha: the re search attack on cancer has be come the greatest, the costliest undertaking in medical history. The record shows that public knowledge of cancer is at an all time high, although it has a long way to go. The record shows increasing concern and recognition of can cer as a major health problem among America's physicians. Now is the tune to secure the future victory over cancer. Your whole-hearted support and cooperation with the 1957 Cancer Crusade of the American Cancer Society will help to assure that victory. Give now and give generously. Simkins, Moss Attend .\ssociation Meeting Dr. Francis B. Simkins and Dr. C. G. Gordon Moss, professors of history and .social sciences at Longwood College, will attend the 30th annual meeting of the Vir ginia Social Science Association, to be held Saturday, April 27,-at the University of Virginia. Dr. .Moss will preside at the morning session of Section i. when guest speakers will present