The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-07
RAYS on A CANCER.
Disease Diagnosed with the Aid OF Roent-
gems Discovery

Such claim has been nut forth a hun.
dred times by eminent men of science. The
serviSc of cathode rays to anatomical opo-
fations has already been shown. II was
demonstrated At Mercy hospital yesterday
that the unknown ray furnishes method
or diagnosing the presence of malignant
diseases.
Or. James BURY, the surgeon of the Ill
nois Steel company. and Charles II. Serb
her, the electrician OF the Western Elec-
trio company. who had the honor Of first
Illustrating the use of cathode rays N sur
gerry In America. figured in this operation
winning the greater laurels OF being the
Ilrst IN the world to prove the practical
value or Roenigen rays in determining the
loct,sI9n anu extent of morbid anatomical
conditions in the human structure
Sarcoma. "a malignant growth akin to
cancer was discovered and operated upon
Ia the thigh bone of Mrs Swanson a pa-
| tient at Mercy hospital
| Dr. Christian Fenger n graduate of the
| University of Copenhagen professor of
clinical surgery In the Northwestern Med
| zeal school and the Chicago PolyclInic sur-
geon to the German Sisters of Mercy
emergency and Cook county hospitals and
one s, Of the most famous pathologists In
! were present besides Ir. BURY and Dr
Fenger prs. Miller Rankin and Morgan
me success OF the operation as affecting
Mrs. Swat son can not at present be fore
| told. But of its greater success in proving
| that by means OF cathode RVS the seet Of
i,te,asmant Diseases such as cancers. even
| De found and rooted out, vas demon
| strated beyond all doubt.
TAKEN TO THE LABORATORY.
Last Monday carriage was driven ZIP
| to the door of the Western Electric works
at 2g1 South Clinton street The patient.
Mrs swanson. was taken up to the cleo
uical laboratory, where the experiments
with cathode rays have been conducted
| OF the nature and history of the disease
watch the e1perimenters then nttemrtcd
to locate Or BURY makes this ttatemunt:
June II, 1925, Mrs. swanson "A resident of
| thlcaEp. widow, WAS admitted to Mercy
! hospital Tor WIN, ia known as sarconin IN
! thls case affecting the kidney. Sarcoma il
a malignant growth or tumor of IL cancer.
| Gus nature. ON June % Professor FonGer
! performed an operation upon Mrs Swan
| son and removed the right kidney. She
/ irit Ne hospital September II. being APP
| n'rrhtly ,ii"a ON February 8, 1895. Mrs
! swanson returned TO the hospital COM
| Iitnilg oil pam In tho bone of the rsht
| inish II appears that sarcoma frequently
| iHakes ITS appearance In portions OF the
| BODY remote from the primary seat OF the
Iounie' heihg carried from. ono part TO
the other ~ the blood a careful exam
| iWOon OF lhc then, mad with all the
means of diagnosis at ihc command OF
/ Wy surgeon. gave only negative rasdlts
/ ! ne pam, as Il IHCtOr in the case, was only
| inlportamt when coupled With the history
/ Of the case and the previous knowledge OF
/ the existence of sarComn in another organ
and the well known fact that this disease
is transmitted Ly the blood ana Frequently
q. ,t'kS tnr bones Inc single symptom of
pam existing as an original proposition,
without the knowledge mentioned, might
have been the result oi any one OF a dozen
cagSts' nut every known means of mod
o io"at" he ,Nnct ra,en ,e t 30
ing as it did. from a disease which origt-
mated IN he middle OF the bone
us INT PHOTOGRAPH is TAkEN.
1he patient was laid upon the table IN
ine laboratory. me trookes tube was
I'a''d anoNe ana the sensitive plate lie
Hea'h mat part OF IN" thigh where she ftlt
pam a long exposure was given in order
20 insure satisfactory result, a heavy
| black cloth covered the diseased member
and protacted thu, rioto r,o,,, ,,,t,, -. No.,
, 49, ,r ~ V'N'''7'S roy -
VI "N"" ne negative Obtained was re-
uarkably clear and distinct The ray had
passed through the thigh bone II made
mat is. the hollow of the thigh bone ct,n-
tanning the marrow. 1t showed mat a. por-
ton of the bone about midway hctvjcnn
the knee and the hip Joint, about two
inches long and an inch wide. was entirely
gone aud that It's place was illsl mn nv n
spOngy growth. Both Professor jrrnrar
and Dr. BURY after insncction Of Tho
hhadowgraph irrespective Of tho prn5ioiia
snruoma Inferred a malignant disenss of
the bone which discussed condition wns co
apparent in the picture Thar Nr Sciihusr