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Obey cancers danger signals Do not wait for pain (S) Go to a physician if you have [... – Historic Poster Reproduction

Obey cancers danger signals Do not wait for pain (S) Go to a physician if you have [..., 1936 — vintage poster
Obey cancers danger signals Do not wait for pain (S) Go to a physician if you have [..., 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The caption makes a pointed case that a person should not wait for pain before seeing a doctor. Printed in 1936, the silkscreen was a joint effort of the U.S. Public Health Service and the American Society for the Control of Cancer, with the Federal theater Project listed as sponsor. The text goes on to list six specific warning signs that call for a medical checkup, and a stamp on the back dated September 2, 1938, suggests the poster was still circulating two years after it was printed.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Caption continues with a list of six specific warning signs that should prompt a medical check-up. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). U.S. Public Health Service in cooperation with the American Society for the Control of Cancer. · Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor.
SubjectsUnited States. Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Human body--1930-1940. Cardiovascular system--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,750 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference298_Obey_cancers_danger_sig_1936

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