Evening journal., 1913-12-29
KELLY EXAMINES
RADIUM PATIENT
Reports Condition of Congress-
man Suffering From Cancer
Entirely Satisfactory

BALTIMORE. Dec 29.-Dr. Howard
A. Kelly, who returned from Syracuse
yesterday examined into the condition
of Congressman Robert s. Bremner,
of Paterson. y. j., district who is
under the radium treatment for can
Ger at his sanitarium. Dr. Kelly said
it would be from four to six weeks
before the effects of the treatment
would be sufficiently obvious to make
ANY statement as TO definite results.
{ Congressman Bremner was resting
easily last night and DR.. Kelly said
yesterday afternoon his patients con-
idition was entirely satisfactory 20
him.
/ He refused to discuss the case on
the ground that professional ethics
forbade il, but said that inasmuch rs
| it had become public property, he
thought it important TO call atten-
ltion TO the chief lesson to be drawn
I from it.
Urges Conservation of Radium.
This specific instance, he said.
showed the necessity of immediate
steps being taken TO conserve the
radium supply. If this were Gone
there would be enough of the mineral
to handle this and all other similar
cases. The radium being used in Mr.
Bremner's case, more than 100000
worth, is not only the largest in
quantity and in monetary value that
has ever been used in a single in
fstancc but also the case itself is the
igreatest in magnitude that has ever
/ been subjected TO the radium test.
Dr. Kelly said that there is not in
/ existence enough ra INN TO test one
/ lOO- 1000 OF the cases eding treatment.
1T is a strong Indication of the need
I OF government control" DR.. Kelly said.
'and the necessity Tor a supply of ra-
dunn in public depots. II Congress viii
sequcstrate radium bearing land and
! prevent the exploitation of it for the
benefit of private enterprise, as well as
it's expectation, it viii be the one prac-
teal and all important step toward
solving the question:
Not Universal Cure.
In all of his statements concerning
the radium cancer treatments. DR. Kelly
4 is particular TO emphasize the fact that
il is not by any means a universal cure
and that nothing could be- more danger
ous and cruel than to build mp false
hopes in the heart of the thousands of
sufferers from the dread disease when
so little is vet known about the mineral
and while its possibilities are yet SO
limited.
DR.. Kelly added that only certain
kinds OF the disease have so far shown
Response to It's application
"'rhc real solution" he stated sis sur
gical. and lies in the carly recognition
of cancer. while still purely local and
minute and insignificant in extent.
sore or irritated spots of dis
lcharge ought 10 be reported immedi-
lately to the nearest competent sur
geon. Radium will cure superficial
cancer without operation and is the
greatest possible boon in cases of
lcancer around the mouth, tongue,
ewes. nose and ear. II acts immediate
Inv in the form of the disease known
as sarcoma. melting it down like
snow before fire.
DepOts Soon Available for All.
''Whilc radium is at present scarce
land extremely costly, in a few years
we will have radium depots all over
THE country available for all
4 "There is enough radium in the
lCarnotite fields OF Colorado TO supply
the needs of the whole country, if the
country will act as the Austrian Gov
ernment has acted in setting aside
1.-THE fields from private exploitation
and in providing against expectation
of ores until our own wants are sat
lshed. We have been selling the ores
at the price of iron and buying them
back at the price of diamonds"
DIR. Kelly strongly resents the in
sinuation that he is exploiting the
rsdlum treatment for personal profit.