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Cured of cancer story from Urbana farmer Jack Oelker
In August 1950 Urbana Ohio farmer Jack Oelker learned a sore jaw was a cancer in the left jaw. After surgery at University Hospital Columbus he remained free of disease and can carry on his normal activities. His family and home life are described as he praises early detection and the Seven Danger Signals of cancer and urges annual checkups and support for cancer research through the American Cancer Society.
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Pocahontas County
Francis Kutish
Iowa State University
Kutish
Jack Oelker
Urbana
Ohio
Ack Oelker
Martha
Jack
University Hospital
Columbus
Oelkers
Oelker
Susan
Sandra
Carol Ann
Martha Oelker
American Cancer Society