The Fight against Cancer (1959)

[Music] during the 3 hours or so that you'll be sitting in this Cinema more than 30 people will have died of cancer in this country now please come with me through a big General Hospital this is one of the many places where cancer research is going on but first let's visit the Maternity Ward here is an exciting optimistic place with new lives beginning who wouldn't wish these tiny helpless human beings the best that life can offer however such great advances have been made in diagnosis and treatment that many people are alive today who would have died of cancer a few years ago these advances are due to the work of dedicated men and women in many different branches of medicine and Science and their research must go on into the Cure and even more important into the cause and prevention of cancer this is a hard fought struggle against one of Mankind's cruelest enemies the scientists doctors and surgeons fighting on our behalf need the finest weapons such equipment as this is costly the British Empire cancer campaign finances cancer research because it believes that this killer of millions can and will be beaten now if this film has upset any of you I'm sorry you can't speak of cancer without reminding someone of Sorrow this is how big the problem is it affects all of us and it's up to all of us to help the fight against it so will you please send what you can to me Margaret Leighton at the British Empire cancer campaign 11 Grove NE Crescent London Southwest 1 or to your local committee do it as soon as you can while you think of it won't you