The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-16
Cure OF CANCER
ByUSE Of RAD|UM
! JoLDBy DOCTORS
Able of New York and Kelly
of Baltimore Describe Re-
>; markable Cases.
AT WORK FOR TEN YEARS
Results of Experiments Made
Public at Philadelphia COL
: lege Of Physicians.
AT WORK FOR TEN YEARS

Science has reached out In the
realms of surgery and made of cancer
an ailment which is no worse than u
bad cold. In fact. on the word OF two
reputable surgeons--Dr. Robert Able
OF this city and DR.. Howard A. Kelly
Of Baltimore--the cure OF cancer can
he accomplished more quickly than
that Of a severe cold. This. In effect.
Is what these gentlemen told the Col.
lege of Physicians in Philadelphia last
night.
. Radium is the great enemy OF can
Ger and cancerous growths. II the
disease has had a good start and its
tentacles have found root in the body.
tho skill of surgery Is required to
stamp out the disease. In cases OF In
cipient growths all that Is necessary 10
the application Of radium. As collodi-
on makes new cuticle. SO radium re-
moves the growths closes the cuts ana
gives the patient a new lease OF life.
The touch OF radium has been like
the wave of the ma siclan's wand.
Presto! the cancer IL gone. This has
been the result of ten years expert
ment and practice. Not that 1t takes
anything like such time to effect the
cure. In that time the perfection OF
the cure has been almost accom-
plished. An hours application has
caused a, cancer to disappear. In half
On hour a generous growth has been
dssipate wiped out
GIVE HISTORIES OF CASES IN
CURING CANCERS.
Dr. Kelly and DR.. Able gavo the his
tory of case after case which had been
cured. A cancer of the larynX has been
'ured By the application Of the radium
,ubes TO the exterior OF the Ieck and
submitting the disease to ''crossnre."
The two physicians illustrated cures
of the lirg of the tongue and even OF
the, breast IN the advanced stages OF
the disease DR.. Kelly advised the use
nf surgery first and then tho applica-
tion of radium to prevent a recurrence.
Ore photograph showed extensive
syowths on the forehead. chin and
neck. Tho doctors called the patient
Uncle John"
After an application Of All hour Of
the radium tube" said pr. Kelly.
Uncle John told us that thu Erowths
We're getting smaller. We laughed AZ
him and told him thar his imagination
was TOO vivid. But an Improvement
was discernihle next morning. On the
following day, or within forty-eight
hours after the radium was applied.
,he growths verb gone. leaving a per
fectly smooth. healthy tissue. The
cure was effected.
80 IL was amazed at the work. could
hardly believe my eyes. 1t was as II
had said: 'Tumor, co. and the tumor
was gone"
= The doc tor cited the case of rich
'Mexican woman. She was so rich that
the doctors were afraid to tell her that
she had cancer. The result was that
the grow,hs were allowed to flourish.
and the disease was In advanced stages
before the patient knew what was the
matter with her. Then DR.. Kelly took
hold OF her. II was necessary to use
the knife ns we'll as radium.
HOW RAoiUM WORKS AFTER AN
OPERATION.
The case. when II reached me. was
80 aggravated" said the physician.
that I hesitated TO operate. But I did
operate and then applied the radium.
which went TO the roots OF the disease
like q million knives. like no knife
could. The woman was completely cured
and - well to this day. which 10 four
wears after the operation.
we must OlSADube our Wtttub VI tue
idea that tumors are terrible aflic-
tions OF the human race which cannot
he cured. have found that tumors
are not such terrors. but merely weak
cells which by their weakness have be-
come riOtous. When they are stimu-
lated with the gamma rays Of radium
they become normal and behave again
like healthy cells.
'"rhe cures are 10 wonderful and
permanent that one hesitatss to be-
lieve In them. have . number OF
plaster casts and photographs Of the
progress OF the disease and the cures
which have HAD no recurrence from slz
TO nine years. I am convinced that We
have reached q stage In our study OF
radium in which We dare predict that
the next two or three years will SEE
the most wonderful medical marvel OF
history"
Or. Kelly said that in cures which
had not been perfect II was owing "a
the lack OF supply of radium. But. he
added. there Is enough radium ore II