The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-13
CURE FOR CANCER
ALMOST AT HAND
Disease Is Proven Parasitic and
Serum Is Found to Cure
Infected Animals.
Now York Sun Special Service.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 13.-The scientists
who, since 1899, have been studying can
Ger at the Gratwick pathological labora-
tory Of the University of Buffalo, under
the patronage of the state Of New, York,
are preparing to report to the profession !
facts which indicate that they are near
ing the solution Of great problem.
The Buffalo laboratory has proven
cancer to be a parasitic disease, infec- |
tious in type; that it has been trans
healthy animals; that the reproduction
has been true cancer as it exists in the
human, and that the disease in animals
has been cured by the administration of
serum prepared in the Buffalo labora-
tory.
Must Test With Humans.
F;xperimentally considered, the ques-
tions of the cause OF cancer and its: abb
solute durability are settled facts. What
remains now is the application Of the re-
suits Of animal experim entation to the
cure Of the disease as it exists in the
human being.
Much work remains to be done before
Dr. Roswell Park, director Of the labora-
tory, will be prepared to make the final
announcement Of the discovery of a
serum suitable for use in the alienation
band cure Of cancer in human beings.
That this announcement will be forthcom-
ing in due time is almost an assured
have been made by DR.. II. R. Gaylord,
pathologist, and DR.. G. 81. A. Cloves,
chemist Of the laboratory. ...... .
Official Story Of Experiments.
The official announcement says:
Doctors Gaylord and Cloves, assisted by
Mr.. Baeslack Of the cancer laboratory of
the state department Of health, recently
have performed a series Of experiments on
mice infected with cancer, which have led
to the discovery of an antitoxio serum
which visably affects the growth Of can
Ger in mice, and In a number Of cases has
been sufficiently active to cause the total
size.
The occurrence which led to the dis
covery of the serum in question was the
spontaneous recovery of several mice
which had been 1noculated.
Altho cancer generally is considered
incurable, as these observers point out
there are cases of spontaneous cure Of
cancer in man reported In literature
The emphasis Of the possibility Of the
animal overcoming the cancer led the ex
: perimenters to investigate the conditions
! under which this took place, and, having
for some time in mind the possibility O.
the serum treatment for cancer, they con
Quoted series Of experiments. ...,
| Antitoxic Quality. 49,
! These have proved beyond question tina
the blood Of mice which have recovered
from cancer possesses an antitoxic quail
/ ity, and, when injected into mice suffer
ing with cancer, stops the growth.
! The field which is opened by these pri
mary experiments apparently is a diff
cult one, but they should prove in prin
! ciple that not only is cancer durable, blu
/ extend the hope that some means may b
\. found to develop similar immune Sc
3 rum which may be applied to human be
1ngs. ssa ,g
sl The changes which are brought abou
in the tumors in the mice are similar t
those which already have been found Il
man. The fact that cancer patients &C
casionally have been known to recove
2 spontaneously shows there apparently j
no discrepancy between the condition
found in man and those observed in mice
Opposed to Harvard Theory.
| Additional interest is given to tn
Buffalo experiments because Of the cor
/ Il illusions reached recently by the canoe
/ II commission of Harvard medical colleg,
IT when that body gave up all further~co1
| sideration of the subject, and announce
latj that cancer was neither contagious nc
| 4 hereditary, that the only cure for TIL
|. H disease was early operation at the HAND
/. III Of the surgeon, and that no discover
| II had been made which offers any hope fc
| II cure Of cancer. 5s 5.s
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