Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
How Cancer Caused by OverNourshng Our Bodies n %

must believe that high tension electricity
diminishes the nutrition of the area adjacent
to the cancer through its action on the central
nervous system Experiments made by Ghilar-
ducci, Of Rome, and Lhermitte and myself in
Paris, have shown that sparks thrown upon a
nerve made themselves felt as far as its juno
ton with the spinal marrow. We can, there
FORE understand that this central action will
subsequently modify the local nutrition of the
area submitted to its influence. An interesting
fact confirms this hypothesis. wound which
has been long fulguriZed, although OF perfectly
healthy appearance, only heals very slowly
This is because it undergoes a sort OF stupefac-
ton which retards its nutrition and the cellu-
lar multiplication Of it's tissue. I can cite many
cases which will give an idea of the results
obtainable by fulguration even employed in
bad caseA where ordinary surgery had failed
Case 1. A. G. was afflicted with an enormous
recurring cancer of the neck Dr. Morestin had
performed one very extensive operation but re-
currence had occurred Immediately and tho
disease progressed rapidly until the momenr
when Professor Tuffer turned him over to me.
By this time the tumor occupied all the left
side of the neck enveloping the carotid, jugular,
pneumogastrtc nerve, etc. A Iabor1ous opera
ton was performed by Professor Tufher which
consisted in part of breaking up the tumor with
the fingers. l. then gave treatment with the
shark a delicate operation as l had to avoid
nerves and blood vessels. Several months later
I fulgurized a nodule left in place. Result;
Cure which has lasted more than three years.
(Dr. Hart gives four other equally reInarkanie
cases of cure)
To obtain lasting cure by fulguration we
must first secure the careful removal by sur
gerry of all masses visible to the naked eye
In cases of absolutely incperable cancer, this
method can at most serve to hide the disease
under apparently good scars and to diminish
the suffering.
Must we consider then that inoperable can
Ger is synonymous with incurable cancer? l
do not believe so. The successes obtained by
the X-rays and radium, few though they may
be in proportion to the number Of cases treated
nevertheless enable us to assert that tumors
which the knife could not remove have re-
NAMED cured for many years. Many OF the
numerous failures of radio-therapy and radium
are explained because these agencies could not
reach the deep metastases (new growths) OF
the cancer. In order to reach deep tumors
the Roentgen rays must traverse healtny us
sues in such quantity that they cannot fail to
injure the vitality of the latter. 1t appeared
to me as we'll to other experimenters that
it would be important to remedy this defect
by rendering the tissues sensitive or insensi
tive to the rays at will.
have found that the radio-sensidveness OF
living tissues depends upon their tempera-
ture. Living cells are more sensitive to de-
structive agencies in general and to X-rays in
particular when they are hot than when they
are cold. The lesson. which have drawn from
this is that by overheating deep tumors and
cooling the skin we can obtain results superior
ditions. This is the method which l call "ther-
mo-radio-therapy." The deep heating of the
tissues can be accomplished in several ways
by the injection of very hot serums into the tu-
mors by the circulation Of water heated to lis
degrees in neighboring cavities and especially
by the employment Of electric currents of hia9
frequency and low tension. While these cur
rents, liquid or electric, act on the tissues l
pass the X-ray through the latter. AS the SUI
perfcial tissues may be heated in passage and
become more sensitive to the Tadiations, I cool
the skin or / mucous surfaces by placing on
them bag of pounded ice through which the
rays pass easily l will give some cases Of
cure by this method.
Case IN R.. suffering from large malig-
nant tumors Of the neck, arm pits. etc. He had
long been treated without success by the X
rays. Two years a 20 he was operated upon by
Professor Pierre Delbet, who with reason gave
him but short time to live. To-day, after two
years, this man is living and almost cured.
Six weeks after the beginning of the radio
therapic treatment, half of the tumOrs had dis
appeared. Four treatments suffced TO cause
mass as large as a mans fist to disappear. IL
is not possible to consider this as one of the
cases that the X-rays cure easily since they
had failed when used in the ordinary way (Dr.
Hart gives three other cases of cure Of this
character)