The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-27
VANDERBILT BACKS
RADlUM RESEARCH
Flnancier Hchiud Experiments 10 Test
Its tniue ns Cuuccr


New York, July 26.-rrcsidcnt fr:,nil
A. Fandcrlip. OF the National .tty .;anl>.
has lent hand ia providiu. for cx
periintntinS with radiuin ;s a cancer
cure. preliminary To- the establishment
. Ter" "f radlum institute s.tuilar II
, the restitution OF tho same name in
l.,nlun
'fhc experiments viii he rna,i.. bv by.
Amos .. Squire and Or. Norman E:,~ne..
oS' air. Nahuerlip's personal physician
n ,.a phNsichtn for thu National Citr
iiank. and "ili be carried on Il; Dr.
sources sanatorium at Osstnir.; !'hir.v
Thousand dollars' worth ~ radium has
been procured. and ever, thinr is
ready for beginning the worl.
IN. 3puirc said yestcrdat that lac hL,l
received It letter from Y. Everett Macy.
superintendent Of tho poo OF West
CHESTER county. ia answer t. his inyt-
t"tlon saying that all caucci. pationts
IN the Wesichester Aiinshuusa would
oc permitted 10 take the iadi,,ln treat
mont at Or Squire's 1.u;,tcriun. With.
gu. ciarsc Dr. Squire said he had
extended the same invitatica I, tho
Superint"ihcnts Of tho poor OF I.ii,-
nam and Duchess Counties
AF'erio- scl"rosis "ill also be treated
pr. squire said Mr. Naud-r!i., became
Interested IN the radiuin tr,ntueii,
wren several prominent physicians ct
Nc" YORK. city called upon him ia
'catborough and sought his aiC il tho
establishment Of II rauiun Institute i'm
H"" YORK. lie said Ar Nandcrlin
wanted 1T demonstrated that rtdiun,
n"u merit as cure for cancer before
investing any larg" amount Of money
~ establish or TO cHdOw the ur0Dos ed
radiun institute.
~ 9iuIie, "ho made the announce
nent tha; ". Vanderiip was adm.
the experimental work. said tina, can.
Ger ~ one Of the biggest problems of
IN" medical profession
we know it when We see il. bu,
We do not know What causes i,.. ,1a
said. We know that II may be c"us.d
oN Il bru!Se. bat WHY All bruises do
not produce cancer We do not know
VIC do not know whether II l. :, germ
parasite o. virus, but it has been
asceriained that one of every six w.o-
men over thirty-ire years old and one
/ man out OF every ten over ttirtv-hve
years old have cancer and that the
disease is spreading at am ALARMING
rate We have not learned If j; is con
tagious nor how it is communicated. il
II is comm nicated"
Or. Squire WAS asked il he con-
sidcred radium an infalliblc cure TO,
. cancer. no, ali eases Of cancer can
be cured he said. The trouble IS
that most cases OF cancer arc not dis
covered until they are a wear or more
old. and by that time the whole svs-
ten has become 50 thoroughly satu.
rated win 1t that cures are rare II
We could discover cancer before il is
a year old the chances OF a cure would
be far greater. by the experiments
with radiuin treatment We expect Il
learn more about the disease and hope
I" hnd IN the rare powder the cure"
If 1t should be found that radiun
- cure for cancer and nrterio-
sclerosis. is the supply sufficient to bs
"a Lnt r..Nt ~, mn
Squire WAS asked
lie REPLIED that with the present
limited supply and high cost of radiuu
not great many people. comparative.
- speaking. suffering with cancer and
hrterio -sclerosis could be treated. bu,
he expressed the hop" .nG belief that
the production OF radium would bc in
, creased and the price reduced
The cost OF radiuin is sl2O per milli.
gram.