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Bethnal Green 1927
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1927
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CANCER.
One hundred and forty-nine (R.G. 152) deaths, or over l/10th of the total, were certified as due to some form of cancer. The following is a provisional analysis of these cases:—
| Mouth, etc. | 7 |
| Oesophagus (6) stomach (33) | |
| liver (6) gall bladder (2) | 47 |
| Peritoneum, intestines, rectum | 21 |
| Uterus, etc. | 13 |
| Breast | 20 |
| Skin | 4 |
| Other | 37 |
Recent investigation has shown that many forms
of cancer are more amenable to early surgical treatment
than has hitherto been appreciated. This particularly
applies to cancer of the breast, and it is important
that any woman with a suspicious swelling in this
region, even if painless, should seek skilled advice at
the earliest possible moment so that the undoubted
benefit of early surgical treatment may be secured.