I. Frequency of Cancer of the Uterus Forty per cent of cancers occurring in women are cancers of the cervix uteri. In-asmuch as women are the subject of cancer to a greater degree than men, cancers of the uterus cause more than one-twentieth of all deaths from cancer. II. Cancer at One Stage of Its Existence Curable If it could be impressed upon the lay public, and definitely appreciated by the profession, that cancer in its incipiency is a local disease which may be destroyed, eradicated, and cured, our propaganda for early diagnosis of carcinoma would be an easy matter. III. Cancer of the Cervix Uteri in Its Early Stages Often Overlooked Cancer of the cervix uteri, for obvious reasons, in its early stages is often overlooked. No amount of instruction in regard to the early signs of cancer seems to remedy this unfortunate oversight. IV. Periodic Health Examinations “Periodic health examinations” is an old story, but, like the Golden Rule or the Sermon on the Mount, bears constant repetition. Especially should every woman over thirty years of age have a thorough pelvic examination once each year. This annual audit should be the occasion for a complete physical examination. Especially is this important in women who have borne children. Thirty years ago, Dr. Howard A. Kelly made what at that time was a startling assertion—that every woman over forty years of age, especially women who have borne children, should have a thorough, complete pelvic examination at stated intervals one or more times during the year. This statement, which now seems commonplace, was an early beginning of the intense campaign for periodic health examinations in which at the present time we are all engaged. V. Pessimism in Regard to Cure of Cancer Pessimism in regard to the cure of cancer on the part of the profession and the public should be transformed into an optimism in regard to the cure of cancer. If every individual, may I restate, could be convinced that cancer at some stage is curable, and then made to realize that a thorough health examination once a year by a competent diagnostician will discover the earliest signs, our problem would be an easy one. VI. The Cures While we are searching for the cause and a specific cure for cancer, it must be emphasized that surgery in some form, and irradiation in some form, are the only cures of early cancer, and that either of these forms of treatment applied to cancers of all stages can materially modify their course and extend life. In other words, every victim of cancer should be furnished with either one or the other form of treatment as a palliative measure if not for positive cure. VII. Surgery versus Radiation I have been impressed during the last two years, in observing the use of these competitive treatments, with the growth of popularity, based on apparent results, of radiation as an adjunct to surgery, and as an exclusive treatment.