West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-01-29
OPINIONS ABOUT
| RADIUN DIFFER
Kills, Says C&lrr It's Lite,
Ayers Cured Patient
CONGRESSMEA % QuIzzlNG
CASH IN ADVANCE
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Clinic Positive That Metals Effect
on Internal Cancer Is Not Known
Except That IL Produces Some.
thing Fatal to Patlent--Pittsburaer
Says he Owes His life to Radlum.
Washington, Jan. 27.--Radium kills
and radium cures. This was the sub
stance of conflicting testimony before
the house committee on nRQes.
The first theory was advsN
DIR. William IL. Campbell. dlr9cfolll
the Pennsylvania radium clinic. recog-
nized az an International authority on
the treatment OF cancer by radlum
rays, and In rofutation James G. Cray
OF Pittsburg. secretary OF the Standard
Chemical company. told how he had
been cured of an internal cancerous
growth by the use OF radium ray after
the surgeons knife had failed.
DIR. Campbell told tho committee
that so far as the deeper cancers are
concerned, eve cannot tell today what
the outcome OF the radium treatment
viii be-"
I'VE can tell" he said, "that there
is n disappearance of the tumor; thai
the rndium causes the disintegratTon
of tho tissue of the cancer, but some
thing Is created In that disappearance
which Is absorbed by the blood and
which kills my patients. cannot tell.
nobody can tell. for four or five years,
Just what the result will be-"
James G. Gray, the first cancer
victim who has given testimony on
the curative properties OF radlum,
vice dean and professor OF law In the
University OF Pittsbnrg. cited his OK.
perience as an argument for what he
termed the free and unhampered CO
petition in the production of rasssy.a~
by commercial interests. ----
81 stand before you today" said Mr..
Gray, 'as the man who has had more
radium applied TO him than any other
living person. have had 10000 milf
gram hours treatment.
II was operated on three times In
seven months last year. AZ the end
of the first operation I was told by
one OF the most famous physicians In
me. But the growth came back and
I was compelled TO undergo a second
and equally trying operation. And
then, In addition, was given an X-ray
treatment.
81 left Philadelphia with the under
standing that Il would be only n
short time before would be complete
ly well.
"a few months later the growth re.
turned. Then, in Plttsburg, heard
about the rndlum treatment and took
Il. II was opplled. as have said, In
great quantities.
almost Immediately the malignant
was checked The rad'um penetrated
the mass and BEGAN 10 press II against
the tender flesh inside the wound."
Secretary Lane OF the interior de-
partment fatty announced before the
committee that II was his purpose to
retain radlum ore bearing lands for
the benefit OF the cancer suffering
poor OF the country.
I'VE propose 10 retain these lands"
he declared, that the women and
children as well as the men among
the poor and rich alike in this coun.
try may have treatment for cancer
at the earliest possible moment. We
are preparing plans under which
every prospector will be encouraged
TO go out at once 10 discover and de-
velop these uranium ores
ain Denver" said the secretary, "a
process for extracting radium from
ores will be tried out. The moment
that the first gram OF radlum is made
the process win be published TO the
world. I feel" continued the aecre-
tary. that II not often my department
OF the government deals with q matter
Of such human interest rs this. but
the happiness and lives Of 20O.0 suf
fering from this malady arc involved
by the government action 20 DO taken
IN this case and am interested In tho
relief Of this suffering where the gov
ernment can help"