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Story May 23, 1951

Tabor City Tribune

Tabor City, Columbus County, North Carolina

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Nineteen Columbus County residents joined 41 others for cancer screenings at a Wilmington clinic last Tuesday; 30 referred to doctors, 17 further studied, per American Cancer Society report. Participants from various NC counties.

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Columbus Residents
Visit Cancer Clinic

Nineteen residents of Columbus County were among the forty-one persons who appeared for examinations at the cancer detection-diagnostic clinic in Wilmington last Tuesday, according to a report released by officials of the American Cancer Society.

Of the forty-one persons examined thirty were referred to their personal physicians for medical care while 17 cases were studied in the diagnostic clinic. A total of fifty-four examinations were completed.

A check of the register shows that in addition to the nineteen persons from Columbus county, there were four from Bladen three from Brunswick, one each from Duplin, Pender, Wake Jones. Onslow and Robeson while New Hanover County had nine.

Requests for appointments for future clinics may be made by writing to CANCER, Wilmington, N. C. Requests for appointments for X-ray pictures of the stomach should, be addressed to Gastric Cancer Mobile, Wilmington, N. C.

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event Medical Curiosity

What themes does it cover?

Recovery

What keywords are associated?

Cancer Clinic Detection Examinations Columbus County American Cancer Society Wilmington

Where did it happen?

Wilmington, N. C.

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Location

Wilmington, N. C.

Event Date

Last Tuesday

Story Details

Nineteen residents of Columbus County were among forty-one persons examined at the cancer detection-diagnostic clinic. Thirty were referred to personal physicians, and 17 cases were studied in the clinic. Participants came from multiple counties including Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, Pender, Wake, Jones, Onslow, Robeson, and New Hanover.

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