The Washington times., 1913-12-27

shoulder Under the dosag. of Gamm:
rsdiations: the -cnty- one 5f-tETec Kind.
OF rays sent forth bv r;,diEm which
have thus far nroved. of value In carce
cases. The operation. has to bc-so Irer
formed that the Alpha and. Eeta ray:
ere filtered out. leaving only the Gamma
rays TO penetrate the canceroiis growth
DR.. Kelly believes the Jburipi of Gth,
raoiun tubes In the cancer will dimin
ish its mass and arrest its growth. HI
hopes. IT may suit In a CURE:
The cancer on Mr.. Bremnsr's shoulder
is one OF the most malignant recent,
brouSht to the attention Of Inedica
scientists in this section. lie tassuf
fered from it some time. but in the pas
year the growth has been such that the
cancer now extends over the left
shoulder and almost meets under the
arm.
Cancer Near Heart.
The extension of the cancer in from,
ends just over his heart, while the
extension over the back covers the
shoulder blade, Mr.. Bremner has beer
compelled to carry his left arm In q
strap, which holds it constantly in an
elevated position.
Mr.. Bremner is one of the most popu.
Lar of the newer members os the House.
A native of Scotland, whe,e he was
Canada with his parents when he was
boy. He settled In the United States
before he WAS of age, and began his
life work as reporter III Paterson.
In 1902 he obtained control of The
Pasaic Daily Herald. and Is II presert
held public office until elected to Con-
gress In 1912 over Republican and Pro-
gressive competitors.
When the special session of Congress
~~&
sworn in as member of the House, the
growth on. his shoulder had become so
serioue that the chances of his living
many months seemed slight. The fcIti-
tude with which he has born his pain
has evoked from his colleagues many
expressions Of admiration as well as
sympathy. a
Improvement Is Slow.
About seven months ago Mr.. Bremner
engaged the services Of DR.. A. w. Hor-
witz, specialist, who came to this
country from Budapest. Under his
treatment the case has shown improve
rnent, but It has been slow. 1t was In
the hope that application of radium
would hasten this improvement that ar
rsngements were made sor treatment In
Dr. Kelly's hospital.
DR.. Kelly, who is a specialist of the
Johns Hopkins University group. recent
Iy bought with James Douglas. presi-
dent Of Phelps. Dodge Sec. Of New
York. twenty-seyen carnotiteI $mne
claims In Paradox Valley, Col, where
are now believed to be. the greatest
Announcement that they had bought
these claims and that they had organ
lied a National Radium Institute.
whereby. With, the c9.operatton OF the
Federal Bureau Of & Mines, sne e raoruw nun,
and more efficient process. and used
FOR medical purposes, was made by Dr.
c. L Parsons, Of the Mines Bureau. az
the American Mining Congress in Phil.
al that time that not one Cent Of the
radium would be sold, but that every
bit Of the precious metal would be used
in the cause OF humanity, clinics for
the treatment Of ths aifiisted, ,..n; DenG
of New York city, AMI DR.. kelly's
hospital in Baltimore:
Studying Radium Treatment.
The use of .radtum for the treatment
of cancer Is now engaging the study
of some Of the worlds greatest medi-
cal scientists, among them DR.. Robert
Abbe,-of New York; Sir Frederick
Treves. president'of the Radidm Insti-
tute Of London: Prof. Won cserny. one
of Germany's noted specialists; Prof:
Won Behring. of the Uniyersity ~of
Marburg; Prof. Frederick Soddy. and
Sir Alfred Pearce Could, Of London.
Dr. E. d. Baruch, Of New York, when
in Germany last Ooetober. found the
German. medical men enthusiastic over
the effectiveness Of radium for cancer
treatment.
While. about dozen reports of re-
cures of cancer by the use
of the metal have been made by physi-
clans and surgeons of repute in the
last six years or SO. medseal, men stu
that an infallible means of combating
the disease has been found except,
perhaps. in the superficial type Of
cancer.
Remarkable Cure Reported.
Nevertheless, some remarkable cases
have been reported within a few
months. Last. August a man was ad-
mitted at the Middiescx Hospital of
A platinum tube containing 81 milli-
srammes OF radium was :ipbedded in
the 'tumor for twelve hours. and in
September no traces OF the growth |
were found. -, - |
In the same hospital. In the case Of |
a woman with Abdominal cancer. a |
platinum tube containing Ia milii- |
OF radium was imbedded for /
twenty -four hours, and within twelve |
days the growth was less than half |
its original size. s.,.,-y
At the Radium Institute. in London.
2. woman with a large cancer of the |
collarbone was treated eight months |
ago. A .uoe containg- 100 : MILL |
yrammes of radium was imbed6ed on |
Two consecutive days:for twelve hours |
rach, and within month the growth /
mad disappeared. =. -. Il
The general use of radium In the |
..eafment Of cancer has been retarded
by the difficulty OF obtaining radium
ind its almost prohtbitive cost. This
vas one of the main reasons for the
purchase by Drs. Douglas and Kelly. of
he ore claims In Colorado, and their
ritual dedication of the future output
II the mines to the service of mankind.
Paul Blesson. a noted engineer, who
ectured two years ago before the So /
'iety Of Civil Engineers at Paris, stated
hat the latest statistics showed that /
Tot more than seven grams OF meta1-
ic radiucn was In existence. The price
II a gram of the bromide Of hydrated
-adium Is now about $4,000. which
makes a gram Of pure metallic radium
worth about $I560oo. -s
Radium Fails to Halt -.