The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-25
TRYPSIN AND SOME POSI-
TIVE CANCER CURES.


peared in the British Medica
journal a brief preliminary note
by my friend and former teacher
Or. John Beard, of Edinburgh
upon the results he had obtained
by the treatment of cancer in
mice with trypsin, according to
his theory of the nature of this
terrible disease. Knowing what
manner OF man DR.. Beard is, and
recognizing the enormous signifi-
canoe of his results in the mouse.
In the light of his former work on
the subject, | determined to give
the widest possible publicity to
his results, so that if they meant
what they appeared to me to
mean, no life should needlessly
be sacrificed. By great good for
tune | was enabled to present my
article to the American public
and to the profession in HARpER's
WEEKLY for March 3, 1906. [
need not now return to what was
said there. I will say nothing
now about the theory, but will
confine myself exclusively to the
results which have been obtained.
My article attracted the atten-
ton of Professor w. j. Morton,
of the New York Post Graduate
Medical School and Hospital,
and in April he set to work. |
will almost Immediately deal with
his results, for which mankind is
lastingly indebted to his skill and
energy and insight. The reader
will remember that a second arti-
Gle On this subject from my pen
was published in HARPER's WEEK
LY on September 1, 1906. The
subtitle of that article was, Gan
explicit statement of achieved re
suits" But what 1 had there to
say is simply nothing at all com.
pared with what [ have to say
now. l proceed to my immediate
business, and thereafter, if | have
time, | will state certain details
as to the manner of treatment
which have come to light since
wrote my second article.
The first case of cancer report
ed to be cured by DR.. Boards
method was published in the Med
zeal Record of New York on Nov.
"a. | am writing on December
10, having last week heard by
cable that a second case, very diff
ferent in nature, and treated by
other physicians, was to have
been reported in that journal for
Saturday, December s. The cable
also stated that that same issue
of the Medical Record would con-
tain a preliminary report ON the
treatment by Professor w. j.
Morton. By his kindness l re-
ceived late on Saturday evening
an advance copy of his report, to
which | have already given pub
licity in this country in our lead
ing evening paper, the Pail MAI
Gazette, of London, for today,
December 10. OF course / can
not actually see the Medical Rec
ord for December until it reach
es this country in about a week,
but | will Immediately avail my
self of the copy of the report sent
me by Professor Morton. | know
that | would have his concurrence
in using it for the benefit of the
readers of HARPER's WEEKLY,
since it was there in March last
that | introduced the subject to
the American continent, my arti-
Gle being referred to in his report.
My present business is not to dis
cuss any kind of theories, but to
demonstrate in the most authori-
tative way-that is to say, on the
of a physician who
needs no praise from me-that
there are now known facts which
should be Immediately acted upon
BY all those concerned.
In the pioneer case reported in
the Medical Record for November
a, the disease was situated in
)ne of the vocal cords of the pa
tent. The result of the injection
IF trypsin has been an absolute
cure at the time when that report
vas written. Even more remark,
lble, since the disease was far
more advanced and long past
lope from surgery, is case of
lancer of the tongue, which has
)een attended by two leading
physicians and two leading sur
icons in Naples. That case will
shortly be reported. Professor
dOrtOn's paper (Which few
any rate, medical
eaders-may possibly have SEEM
leals with no less than twenty
line cases, some being private pa
tents and some hospital patients.
after eight months of continuous
of which time was
pent in giving doses far smaller
han are now known to be safe
nd desirable-Dr. Morton was |
BILE to report three hOpelessly in I
perable cases "cured to date" I
n one of these cases nothing re-
lained of the tumor but a dense
brous mass, which was easily re-
moved by a distinguished surgi- :
nj colleague of Professor Nor ;