New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
SURGEONS PLAN FIGHT
!, ON CANCER IN WOMEN
Would DispeI False MOdesty by
Public Agitation for Early
Treatment.
DURABLE IN FIRST STAGES
Clinical Congress Passes Res
olutions Calling for Campaign
of Education-Good
Results Abroad.

The Clinical Congress of Surgeons or
North America nowsmeeting i'm this city,
inspired the performance Of six hundred
Operations in the various hospitals of the
city yesterday. all Of them attended by
members of the congress. The trans
plantation of bones, blood infusion, blood
less operations for deformed joints, the
transformation of a finger into nose
the removal. of cancers, and many other
wonderful feats of human carpentry
demonstrated the progress. of surgery.
After a day spent In the observation OF
surgical wonders, tue physicians attend
ing the congress gathered in the evening
AT the Academy of Music in Brooklyn, 10
initiate a national campaign of education
regarding a cancerous scourge, which. II
taken in time. can be cheated of many OF
fits victims The doctors hoped that II
the same publicity were given this al
Fiction which has been accorded appen-
dictis in the last twenty years patients
suffering from it would as readily un-
dergo operations, and early cnes. as in the
case Of the latter malady.
The Treatment of Cancer Of the Uterus
formed the subject of the evenings dis
IL
. by DR.. Thomas s. Cullen, Of Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore by DR.. Wilhelm
Weibel, an assistant Of the famous sur
geon. DR.. F. Wertheim, OF Vienna; by DR..
X. O. Werder, Of Pittsburgh; DIR. George
Gellhorn and Dr.. Howard c. Taylor OF
New York.
Saved by Early Treatment.
These experts pointed out that many
cases of this kind OF cancer could be
cured, that the high death rate attributed
TO Il came from the fact that the
patients hid their condition until 1t was
too late to save them. II they "ouiu
only put themselves under the care OF
conpetent surgeons when the presence OF
blood gave the first sign OF the cancer
existence. the speaker said. the percent
are of cures would undoubtedly be much
GREATER Even under present conditions.
some Of them reported, permanent cures
had been effected in from ~ to % per
cent of the cases treated.
The scientific name Of the operation
which IS to be so vigorously advocated ls
A. Wertheim's radical operation for carer
mona of cervix. named after Dr. Vert
HEINZ Of Vienna, whose success win II
has actually brought about in Germany
i. and Austria that state Of public opinion
concerning il which the surgeons wish TO
arouse IN this country and Canada.
AFTER the discussion these resolutions
were adopted:N,
fye II resolved. That the time has ar
rived when il the surgeons OF America aIe
10 dc their duty to the citizens OF tnls
country that a campaign OF PuDHcitg
should be at once undertaken TO brlng 10
the attention Of every woman IN thls
country the early symptoms OF cancer OF
the womb, and TO point OUT 'that II the
cancer be detected in its early stages That
II cab often be cured.s ,,..,,.
BeGt flirther resolved, That this society
at once appoint committee OF hVe 20 De
nameh BY the president 10 disseminate
this informa ton.
And. further. That this committee be
instructed TO write or have written aru-
CIes 10 he published in the daily press,
the weekly or monthly magazines. as may
prove most eXpedlent.
And. further. That they report their
progress for the year TO the next annual