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[The American Cancer Society presents]

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[Man Alive!
Color by Technicolor. Copyright MCMLII The American Cancer Society]

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[Produced by UPA, United Productions of America]

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[Story: Bill Scott, William Roberts; Design: Art Heinemann, Sterling Sturtevant; Music: Benjamin Lees]

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[Voices: Vic Perrin, Dorothy Scott, Bill Scott; Animation: Cecil Surry, Phil Monroe, Rudy Larriva]

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[Color: Robert McIntosh, Doris Gorelick, Michi Kataoka, Jules Engel; Production Manager: Herbert Klynn]

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[Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow; Director: William T. Hurtz]

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[Narrator:] The great out-of-doors. Restful, calm, majestic, there's nothing like it to give you the feeling that it's great to be alive.

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Everyone shares in the feeling. Everyone, that is, except Ed Parmalee.

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Ed has a problem.

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No, it isn't Marion, his wife, it's this.

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[Ticking noise]

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Ed doesn't know what's making that noise. What's more, he's afraid to find out.

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Why? He's scared it might be something serious, and his fear has frozen his judgment.

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He knows something is the matter with the engine, but because he's scared of what it might be, he won't admit anything's wrong.

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That's what a simple fear can do. Here are some other things it can do.

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[Marion:] Ed, what's that noise?

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[Ed:] Noise? What noise?

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[Narrator:] Ed's not really an idiot. He's simply denying the source of anxiety, pretending there's nothing there.

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Fear can also make us project the anxiety, try to laugh it off.

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[Marion:] It's a kind of "knock-knock, knock-knock."

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[Ed:] Oh, I get it! Knock, knock, who's there?

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Marion. Marion who? Marion Hayes, repent at leisure. [Laughter]

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[Narrator:] Or if that doesn't work, there's the camouflage called icy disdain.

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[Marion:] Why don't you go back to Glassner's Garage?

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Now, Ed, you're just being stubborn. Just the way you are about your stomach trouble.

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[Ed:] Oh, for crying out loud, lay off will you?

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[Narrator:] And that was the last refuge in ducking the issue: anger, unreasoning anger.

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But you can't drive away anxiety about your car or your stomach by denial, sarcasm, or anger.

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There are always reminders.

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[Railroad crossing signal]

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[The Seven Danger Signals that May Mean Cancer]

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[5. Persistent Indigestion]

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[Ed:] Forget it.

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[Narrator:] And there comes a time when it's impossible to ignore the trouble any longer.

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[Car engine bubbles and sputters]

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[Music]

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So you may want advice. It's easy to get.

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[Man 1:] Looks bad. Once they start to go, it's curtains.

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[Man 2:] Valve lug! [INAUDIBLE] camshaft.

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[Man 3:] Nah, repour the widget fittings.

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[Man 4:] My brother-in-law had the same trouble. Blooey!

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[Narrator:] Ed is now more confused and worried than he was before.

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But what's this? Hmm, "Save expensive repair bills, recondition your own motor, results guaranteed."

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[Gasket blows]
Well, there are the results. And they're guaranteed.

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[Marion:] Now will you take it to Glassner's, Ed?

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[Ed:] Well...

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[Mechanic:] I'll tell you what I'd do, mac.

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[Mechanic:] I'll tell you what I'd do, Mac. Adown the road a ways, a fellow name of Clyde. Got a special system for taking a motor down.

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Save you some dough.

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[Narrator:] This is Clyde.

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Got a special system for taking a motor apart.

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[Music]

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[Explosion]

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[Clyde:] Little worse shape than I figured, jack.

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I gotta put in king-sized ring flangers, thermo-distillate pump suppressors, and mill the casing mount.

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[Ed:] Mm-hmm.

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[Narrator:] Ed didn't save a dime by going to Clyde.

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[Music]

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[Man:] Too bad, Mr. Parmalee. Wish you'd brought it in when the trouble first started. Now...

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[Clang]

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Well, here's the tarriff. We'll replace it.

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What's the matter, Mr. Parmalee? Something bothering you?

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[Narrator:] Yes, something's bothering Ed: his stomach.

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As Marion said, it's been on the blink for a couple of weeks now.

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Again, Ed's worried and scared.

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Worried that his indigestion might be something serious, and scared to face the problem.

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So, when the subject comes up...

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[Marion:] Why do you take that stuff all the time, Ed?

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[Narrator:] He uses the same bag of tricks: denial...

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[Ed:] What do you mean? I don't take it all the time.

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[Narrator:] Laughing it off...

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[Marion:] I don't think it does you any good.

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[Ed:] Well, well, the Florence Nightingale of Blake Street. [Laughter]

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[Marion:] We were talking about your stomach.

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[Narrator:] Icy disdain...

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[Music]

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And finally, anger.

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[Marion:] Ed.

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[Marion:] Ed, I wish you'd go and see a doctor...

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[Ed:] Out! Get out!

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[Narrator:] Just a minute, Ed.

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[Ed:] Huh?

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[Narrator:] You're being pretty difficult, you know.

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[Ed:] I'm being difficult?

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[Narrator:] Right. The same as you were about your, uh, car.

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[Ed:] Oh.

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[Narrator:] You know, your body's a lot like your car motor, except that it's a little harder to buy new parts for it.

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When your motor's in good shape, it runs like this.

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When something goes wrong, it usually gives you a warning.

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[Railroad signal and bubbling noises]

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Your body usually gives you a warning, too.

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When it does, it's best to pay attention and do something about it.

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[Ed:] Do something? My medicine cabinet is loaded with stuff.

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[Narrator:] Ed, using that in your stomach is like using this in your engine. It's dangerous.

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Look, Ed, you've had indigestion for more than a couple of weeks. Remember that sign board? It's something that could mean cancer.

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[Ed:] Yeah.

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Well, I might as well give up then. Like the fellows were saying just the other day...

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[Man 1:] Cancer? Once it starts in, it's curtains.

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[Man 2:] Runs in the family.

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[Man 3:] Contagious, too.

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[Man 4:] My wife's uncle had it. Blooey!

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[Narrator:] You've heard amateur diagnosis before. You ought to know what it's worth: nothing.

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[Ed:] Well, what can I do?

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[Narrator:] Very simple. Get your clothes on and go, right now, to see a doctor.

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[Ed:] Yeah.

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[Ed:] Yeah!

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[Narrator:] It's perfectly right and normal to be afraid of cancer. Cancer is an enemy, but you don't fight it by getting panicky.

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Instead, you take positive action. You go to a man who has the weapons to fight the enemy.

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[John Wehner, M.D.]

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Wait a minute.

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Ed! Ed, that's not the man!

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Remember Clyde, the mechanic with the special system? This is the same type of operator.

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[Crash]

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Yes, the only man to trust is a recognized physician.

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Ed's still pretty nervous.

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[Nurse:] All right, Mr. Parmalee.

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[Narrator:] You're always more scared of something you know nothing about. And Ed has a lot to learn about cancer.

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Here are the facts. Cancer is not contagious.

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Cancer is not hereditary. Cancer is curable.

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Thousands of Americans are cured of cancer every year by one or more of three recognized cures: surgery, x-ray and radium.

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You see, a cancer is a group of cells within your body whose growth is uncontrolled and very rapid.

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At first, the cancer may be localized.

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But unless its growth is checked quickly, it spreads.

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It may spread this way, by direct extension.

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Or, which is even more dangerous, it may spread like this with cells leaving the main part of the cancer

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and entering the bloodstream to lodge and grow in other parts of the body.

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This is called metastasis. It can happen to a cancer at any time.

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When it does, the problems of locating and attacking the cancer are greatly increased.

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Cancer must be found and treated before it extends too far or metastasizes.

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Early examination is half the battle in successful cancer treatment.

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That means going to a doctor.

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With new scientific methods, we can accurately detect cancer much earlier than we could even five years ago.

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But in order to get to a doctor early, we must constantly be on the lookout for cancer's danger signals.

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Watch for these:

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Any sore that does not heal.

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A lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere.

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Unusual bleeding or discharge.

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Any change in a wart or mole.

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Persistent indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.

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Persistent hoarseness or cough.

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Any change in normal bowel habits.

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Thousands of people are enjoying life today because they went to their doctor's early.

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But the fact is that twice as many people could be cured of cancer every year if we would all do these things:

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Watch for the danger signals.

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Ignore rumormongers.

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Keep away from quacks.

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Put no trust in so-called home remedies for cancer.

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Go to the doctor regularly for checkups, and go immediately when a symptom shows up that might mean cancer.

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But here's Ed again a few days later waiting for the results of his examination.

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[Nurse:] All right, Mr. Parmalee.

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[Doctor:] Well, Ed, uh, here are the answers you've been waiting for...

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[Narrator:] Ed realizes now how valuable was the time he wasted in denial, sarcasm, and anger.

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[Doctor:] ...and worrying. To get to the point you're most concerned about though, Ed,

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you do not have cancer.

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[Ed:] I don't! I don't!

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Oh, what a knucklehead I've been! Oh, why didn't I get down here weeks ago? Oh, boy! No more worrying!

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[Narrator:] Hold it, Ed.

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It is foolish to worry day and night about cancer, but it's just as foolish not to worry about it at all.

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Be on guard. Don't let fear make a mess of your life again, but use your good common sense.

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Well, Ed's not making the same mistake twice.

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Now, he watches for warning signals and goes to a doctor every six months for a checkup, no matter how well he may feel.

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Oh yes, and so does Marion.

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What a difference it makes, ensuring their health, their peace of mind, their dispositions.

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Ed and Marion are able to enjoy life to its fullest.

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[Music]

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[The End
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[This film was made possible by your contributions to the American Cancer Society]

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[from the film library of the American Medical Association]