The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12
RAD|UM TREATMENT
OVERCOMES CANCER
Middlesex, England, Hospital
Notes Gratifying Results in
Handling Its Cases.
RELIEF COMES SOON
Many London Surgeons De-
cline to Accept Results So
Far as Conclusive.

LONDON. Oct. 11-Middlesex hospital
reports "remarka bic improvement In
several cases OF cancer treated by radum.
One OF the surgical staff. describing the
results obtained said; I'VE do not main
tain that we have cured these cases by
redIum. What we have done is to Cause
growths proved mIcroscopically TO be
cancerous 10 disappear IN truly
founding way under the radium rays"
The records OF three cases are given
In the first man with a large cancer
blocking up the back of the nose and
throat bad lost all sense Of smell: could
not breathe through the nose, and was
deaf In the night ear. y platinum tube
containing eigbty-two millierams OF
dun vas embedded in the tumor and
left in position for twelve, hours. Five
days later the growth had shrunk per-
ceptibly, and the sense OF smell and abil-
ity to breathe through the nose were re-
gained After three weeks treatment
no trace OF the growth could be found.
the man regnlned his hearing. and he
was discharged apparently cured.
Results Are Definite.
Another patient woman suffering
from a large abdominal cancer. Is still
under treatment. but has also Improved
wonderfully In th's & case the platinum
was embodied In the tumor and left for
twenty-four hours In twelve days the
woman had gained twenty-three pounds
and the cancer had shrunk 10 half It's
former size.
The third patient, a man suffering from
cancer on the back o. tho tongue. was
similarly treated and three weeks later
no signs OF the growth could be OBJ
served and the man was discharged ep-
parently cured except for the presence OF
two or three secondarily involved glands
about the collar-bone.
a great drawback 20 the work rs the
Ia elk of radium, OF which the hospital has
but if4 milligranls.
Surgeons in Doubt.
Many surgeons in London treat these
reports from Middlesex with polite skep-
ticism. They cite cases where cancers
have disappeared by themselves, and say
rndium should be used only as a last re-
sort, since It almost always falls TO do
Slow to take up the aeroplene and MIR
ship aa weapon OF defense and offense.
the British admiralty Is now making up
for lost time. In addition to buying,
building and experimenting with every
kind of air craft II Is today constructing
a network OF naval and military air sta
tions around the coast
Germany Is Feared.
AS In all matters Of national defense
the northeast coast. where Germany
would be expected to strike In case Of
war. is receiving first attention. and
already the east coast Of Scotland, whence
the approach of hostile fleet from
across the North sen could best be oh
served. is fully equipped. A station has
lust been completed at Dundee. which
helps to bridge the space between the
twin station on tho Forth and that at
Fort George on the Moray Firth Other
stations have been completed or are in
course OF construction at Stonehaven.
Montrose and scapa Flow. and these win
be linked by one or two more in between
them
At the present time three Brttish aero
plane factories arc turning out machines
for the admiralty, while material for ma
chimes put together at the stations is
purchased from French firms, Those in
close touch with the work say marvellous
progress Is being made. and that England
Will very soon have a formidable aerial