The Ordway new era., 1910-09-23
How Cancer Hay Be cured

case OF cancer Wnen u cure is easy auu
absolutely sure. There also comes
a time In every case OF cancer
left to itself when cure Is
impossible by any known means,
and slow death the only possible re-
suit. While there Is much to be learn
cd regarding the cause OF cancer. there
are many things regarding. Its struc-
turc and methods OF growth
which are known facts. Every cancer
begins as a local growth. 1t is not in
the system or In the blood at first. In
fact, it sometimes grows for weeks,
and ut times months, In the place In
which it started before 1t begins to
spread. A cancer Is an overgrowth OF
normal tissue. Why it starts to grow
is not known; but from some cause
the tissue which should stay in place
and serve useful purpose, runs wild
and destroys whatever it touches.
For instance, the cells which form the
normal skin on the surface OF the body
grow down into the underlying tissue.
After once these cells seem to be out
from uncer control OF the forces which
govern the growth Of the body. they
grow rapidly and along the lines OF
least resistance. On the surface they
grow outward and form an elevated
area. Below they grow into the spaces
between the connective tissues and
muscles, into the Emphatic spaces.
These new cells multiply so rapidly
that the new blood vessels cannot
keep pace with them, and soon they
have poor blood supply and easily
break down and die, and there is left
the ulcerating sore SO often, seen In
neglected cases. Growing in the deep
er tissues parts OF them break OH and
are c.carried In the lymph and blood
stream to distant parts OF the body.
The lymphatic glands lying between
the new growth and the rest OF the
body are usually first infected, as
shown by their enlargement. Later
the cancer cells enter the blood
stream and are distributed all over
the body. The liver, lungs, stomach
and bones are very apt to be locations
for the new growth.
Whenever the secondary growth
starts, 1t has the same structure as
the tissue from which it started.
When the cancer cells are dissemina-
ted through the body cure Is impOs-
siblc. While 1t Is still local and even
at times when the nearest glands are
Infected cure is impossible.
Cancer Is a very fatal infection, be-
cause of its insidious onset, because of
its painlessness at the beginning. and
because Of the great tendency Of the
average individual to put OIL radical
measures until the cancer cells have
spread beyond reach.
The only logical treatment Of can
Ger at present is wide and early re-
moval. Taken out while 1t Is still
Il local growth, there Is no reason
why 1t should ever return. The
easiest and safest method OF cure Is
the scalpel in the hands OF an lntelli-
gent surgeon. The various caustics
and plasters act on the principle that
cancer cells are OF low vitality, and
easier killed than normal tissues.
Whether too little or too much, or
just enough tissue is killed BY the
plaster depends on chance, and one
result is as likely to be obtained as
the other with a plaster. Desired re-
suits can only be obtained by intelli-
gent treatment.
When the general public learns that
cancer always begins as a local disease,
and is at this time easily durable, and
when the medical profession learns to
diagnose every case Of cancer at its be-
ginning, it will be forgotten that in
years preceding 1910, one out of ten
of these reaching old age, and many
in the prime Of life died, of cancer.
Great strides are being made In dag
nOSls and treatment. A large prOpOr-
tion of cancers Of the skin, and many
cases of cancer OF the stomach and
and other internal organs are today
cured to stay cured, and il the people
can be taught not to tcmporizc, but to
use the means at hand, the mortality
statistics will soon show the number
OF deaths from cancer taking its place
among the list OF durable diseases.
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