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trinity news thursday f~bruary 15~page sixEarly varning curesCancer is the disease of our timeand continent, and we have talkedmore poppycock about it than anyother subject. One thing is sure:all the old ideas (it was oncethought that disturbing the earthin graveyards was a cause) arenothing but old wives’ tales. Butwhat then is it about cancer thatcauses such deep-rooted horror andrevulsion? A London doctor saidthis year that it is preferable tocontract cancer with its 50°/° pluschance of cure than to suffer from achronic heart condition or one ofthe more serious heart disorders.And yet people still remain ingreat fear of it, even to the extentwhere they delude themselves thatnothing is wrong, put off going tothe doctor and when forced to, arein such an advanced state of thedisease that nothing can be done.Doctors at Sir Patrick Dun’s toldthe story of one woman who cameto them not long ago, complaingof "a little trouble under her arm."It turned out that half her side waseaten away with the disease and yetshe still had lied to herself aboutthe gravity.The two types of cancer mostlikely to affect us are cancers ofthe breast and cervix (womb).Breast cancer is perhaps the moreserious with its lower cure rate,but any woman can tell if she hasa lump forming in her breast, and,providing she acts swiftly, she hasa good chance of cure. Americanwomen have been taught for adecade now to palpate their breastsand locate lumps, and althoughpre-occupation with the idea ofcancer seems morbid, the ensuingearlier diagnosis has resulted inmore complete cures.The other exclusively femalecancer is that of the womb. Themortality rate from this disease isin the process of being graduallybut surely reduced by a fairlyrecent development called cytology.This consists of scraping tiny cellsfrom the walls of the cervix andsubjecting them to tests. Cytologyservices are few and far between inIreland, but one can be screened atany of the Trinity affiliatedhospitals and the Government intendopening a special cytologyclinic when they can get thesufficient number of the highlytrainedstaff needed to run it. Evenin England, where the cytologyclinics are more numerous, doctorsare having to overcome a defensiveand rather silly attitude on the partof the woman. In Manchester,where a clinic was made availableto the general public for a time,the majority of women coming forwardwere the more science conscious,younger age group and notthe 35-55 year-old who ought torealise she is more cancerprone. This reluctance to findout is criminal in a disease whichis so highly temporal: the earlierthe diagnosis the greater the chanceof a cure. Ideally, the situationshould be, and probably one daywill be, that being screened forcancer will one day be as natural,available and easy as getting anX-ray.Sue Wright.Saturday night saw neo-Grecianladies and dandified representativesof the P.R.B. parading upRaglan Road to a pre-Raphaeliteparty Given by Helen, NinaShovelton and Clare Gaynor. MarcCochrane had taken the injunctionto wear pre-Raphaelite dress literally;he tippled merrily in his roleas Tybalt and toppled On to thebed with Julia Hicks. WilliamGarner and Philippa Bayliss wereseparated by four-hundred years offashion, but never mind ~ in acouple of weeks they will be linkedinseparably forever. More togethernesswas provided by Jacques deRos6 and Kate Ellenbogen, dressedin his and hers colour-co-ordinatedcravat and dress, very twee.Russian style Dan Shine plungedinto war, searching for a littlepiece. He found Elgie Gillespiewho was dressed for her bed, whileCloe Sayer and Jacina Nunes werewearing theirs. Giles Wilkinsonand Joan Weir writhed ecstaticallyin a vertical fiulfillment of theirBERNARDO’SRESTAURANTat 19 LINCOLN PLACERenowned for fine ItalianFood and Exquisite SteaksOPEN FOR LUNCH ANDDINNERhorizontal needs. But things didn’tseem to be going too well forPaddy McSweeney who satgloomily in a corner with trueromantic malaise. "Bosie" Sharmanwasn’t very boosey, but nearlyeveryone else was~it was one ofthose rare and miraculous partieswhere the drink got stronger andbetter as the evening progressed.Last Monday, Peter Lambslipped discreetly into his twentysecondyear, as he and RonaldFirbank welcomed all but thenorthern Irish to Rathfarnham.With John Streather making allbut the simplest of dance stepslook like ~he labours of Herculesand Paul Boxburger dispensing refreshmentlike a portable food anddrink factory, Albert Le Bas wasin good company. Chris. Matkinand spouse gave a virtuoso displayof decadent dancing and MalachiLawless meditated on the SeventhCommandment. Pat Feinberg didher famous impersonation ofSalom6 and St. John was slain.GIRLS ! ! /SAVE MONEY NOW!ATSENSATIONALCLOSING DOWN SALEMILADY LTD.(knitwear, blouses, lingerie,ecc.)~10 JOHNSON’S COURToff G rafton St.ALL STOCKS MUST CLEAR22 LOWER BAGGOT STREET(10.30-6.30 Monday-Friday. 10.30-4.30 Saturday).dresses and hats and tie.a and two talented lirls -ad a doll and what theylearned in new york ana paris and london and rome and dublin and how~leverly they make and how cheaply . . ,RECIPES:Of theVirtues ot H rhs& ce~ta/n l~eaff.s.LEMON AND ORANGESOUFFLEA refreshing follow-on to asubstantial winter main courseis provided by this chilledsouffl& The mixture of orangeand lemon flavours gives it asurprisingly different flavour. Itshould be prepared well beforeyou propose to eat.Ample for six (second helpingincluded). Approx. cost,6/-.You Need:2 lemons1 orange6 eggs¼ pint double cream1 oz. gelatine2 oz. sugar.Grate the rind of the lemonsand the orange. Squeeze out thejuice, separate the yolks andwhites of the eggs. Mix the eggyolk, sugar, fruit rind and juicetogether in a saucepan and cookgently, stirring all the time, untilthe mixture thickens, but takecare it does not curdle. Leaveto cool. Dissolve the gelatinein ¼ pint hot water. Whip thecream, and mix in gently withthe cooled egg mixture. Beat theegg whites stiffly, fold into thecream and eggs, then finally addthe gelatine. Pour the wholeinto a glass dish (or whateveryou intend to serve it in) andput into a fridge or cool placefor at least four hours. If itappears to be settling into layerswhile setting, mix up the ingredientsgently. The final productshould be creamy and ofthe same texture all the waythrough.Gear, Trendy, Psychedelic,Oh So There v. Look: Anightmarish melange of furcoats, nautical bell bottoms,animal skins, jewellery, W.D.surplus, and hats, giving theimpression of a refugee aftera spree at the vicar’s bringand-buysale.Public School Look: Thebasic pattern of check jacket,grey trousers, and brogues isinnocuous, but not so thevariations. The Hippie wearingthe above with one mad,gay venture into fuddancysuch as a chiffon scarf, gaudysocks, ankle length overcoat,Rugby Club shirt, or even aflowery tie; or the invertedsnob wearing the worn outoriginal with patches purelyfor effect.The "Tried But NeverQuite Made It" Look: Thepoor souls rush out to buytheir first gear whichpromptly goes out of fashion.Main offenders policeman’scaps, kaftans, bum freezerjackets, flowers and singlebreasted, belted, epaulettedcord jackets.T h e Original StudentL o o k: Plastic reinforceddonkey-jacket over an unhygienicblack roll topsweater. The legs are coveredin ill-fitting blue jeans, thefinal touch being scuffedblack Chelsea boots. Morepermanent exponents of thislook wear wispy beards hanginglimply under the chin..5.10.11.12.13.15.17.19.21.22.28.30.31.