The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-11
X-Ray Cancer Cure.

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March u-At the Academy of Medicine II
w Forty-third street, the question whether
the x-rays will cure cancer was definitely
answered in the affirmative by DR.. Francis
| L. Williams of Boston. The meeting was
unusually large, and several New York doc
| tors corroborated his views.
| 'For superficial growths.'' said DR.. VIII
| liams, Eve use tubes of low resistance; fol-
| deep growths, Of high resistance. In the for
mer case we bring the tube within six or
eight inches of the part to be operated upon,
taking care to protect the other parts by a
lead sheet The diseased area is given an ex-
posture of five or ten minutes at the first tWo
sittings, and this time Is gradually increased
to twenty minutes three times a week. But
the energetic rays must be used carefully or
they will stimulate new growths. During the
last six years have seen and treated thou
sands at the Boston city hospital. and have
never had case pf burning. l have never
found an external cancer that would not yield
in some measure to the x-rays. and 1t is a
striking fact that while these will act on all
growths more speedily than on sound flesh,
they will also arrest rapid growth more
quickly than slow one Nearly every exter-
nal growth, if taken in time, can be made to
disappear. After the operation the x-rays
must be used at once to prevent, recurrence.
have only had one case of recurrence"
The lecture was illustrated by stereopticon
slides displaying remarkable cases and show
ing how they appeared before and after treat
ment.
..In conclusion" said DR.. Williams. s.there
are two things to be said. First, that most
superficial or early exterior growths yield
TO this treatment; second that some internal
growths can be amelorated. AS soon as 1t is
widely known that there is a harmless and
painless way of treatment, patients will resort
to It. 1t is the duty of the physician to make
this known, warning patients, however, OF
our present narrow limitations
DR.. WI. Morton exhibited "a patient who
had been under treatment for thirty days, and
who was now nearly in a normal condition.
There were several other speakers.
An Unpleasant interruptions.
A wedding which was on the point of being
performed id this city last evening was inter-
rupted by a young man who served sum
mons in $25, 900 breach of promise suit upon
the bridegroom. Franklin NJ. Olds, 90 years
of age. a wealthy retired Newark lawyer, who
was about to be united in wedlock to Miss
Agnes f.. Aperill. The Clergyman was the
Rev. Dr. Charles Crthbert Hall. president of
the faculty of the Union Theological semi
nary About seventy Ave persons had assem-
blei to witness the marriage, which was to
take place in Lyric hall.
When, all had taken their places the we'd
ding ceremony began. There; was absolute
silence as DR.. Hall uttered the first of the
solemn words which were to make the two
man and wife Then he said impressiyely
that If any persons. knowing of a just cause
why the two should not be united in wedIock.
should not then state, he must forever hold
his peace. No sooner had the minister ut
tered these words than a young man stepped
forward, to the establishment of all, and said:
..Mr Odds promised to marry another young
lady and has failed to do SO, SO hand them
this
He thereupon served upon the would-be
groom the summons in the breach of promise
swift The young man left the hall at once,