New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
CANCER VICTIMS
APPEAL FOR AID
usalth Department Be
sieged with Requests for
Tubes of Radium.
OFpORTS SPREAD
CITY HAS SUPPLY
.sorities to Issue Monograph
10 Undeoeive Those Who
Have Been MiSled.

- hv the appeals Of cancer VIC
this c.y ard In cities throughout
.,sntry. WHO have been led TO be-
=, TIA, radium is a sure cure" for
disease and that the Department OF
sch here IS rivinc free treatment or
..a.ne for INSIGNIFICANT sums tubes Of ra'
- stems have been taken by the health
.,,-,es to combat such notions Some
,s. cancer victims arc as positive
-. che curative values Of radium as
some Of the tubercular persons
n.se5 all ,hcir hopes on the so-called
rnsdmsnn cure
NJ. Of The means with which the de-
...--srt viii Try 90 point out the error
,.sev.rc that rad.um IS sure cure
.. q monograph on cancer from an
- STANDPOINT 10 will have wide
.--sad circulation.
= answer to am appeal FOR radium
a. nan in a California city. whose
is fop.lessly 90 with cancer, the
..-.-,rrsrf made clear its attitude re-
80 the use of radiun. as follows:
mos. OF the physicians who have sue
..s,slly used radium in certain kinds
!, -,-ce- suI hold that the best hope
y, re r.re ~ this disease lies In early
...,rr.tIor ~ The symptoms and ade-
.-,,e surc cai operation.
s,sskinr Yesterday Of the letter from
,.-.o-nia. and Of the growing belief
.-,,e cancer victims that radium was
-.-ts,r cure. one Of the officials OF the
',.-,-e,t sounded a warning TO the
..Hrsl profession. He said:
ms and many similar appeals Illus
"a. ,he necessity for the exercise OF
-. care in making public information
..,s-rinr matters sun in the expert
-,,,sl stage. After the eNtravasanl
- which such publicity give rise 10
!. ,rbii- us ally is doomed 10 disap-
...,r,ert Moreover. il loses the CONT
49,. which IL has and should have IN
=. rA5ical profession as a whole
y,,v foreigners have been led 10 be
~. that the health authorities are con-
,r.,rr a widespread cancer campaign
a. hat the department has an unlimited
,.,lr Of rsdium at il disposal.
- letter from the California man
,,v. how farreaching is the belief. This
srsr vas as follows;
= take the liberty q writing YOU IN re
III. government securing q quantity OIL
-.s-r from the French for the cure OF
,-,s- 1iv wife is now very III win
aver which. after being cut out returned
e,rsh the stands. and. from what
s- lss-n radum is the only remedy IN
,sA cases j. have been correctly IN
,---sd that your New York hosptaIs
Ian. received portion Of tho raoium' j
vt 10 know if IL could be possible 20
..u suf.rie-, sent here 20 treat my
VI
An that rhvs.cisns can do here has
,,,srsnt.y been done. and it Will ne d
RAJ blessing u her life can be spareu
tu We have family Of four chill
t,- and are In limited circumstances. j
sal esteem 90 a great favor # YOU can
any way help US.
Il possible 90 send IL. do not wall 10
rrie Send 50 rs. O. D.
n ympathzug with the man ana eA-
rssgnr their belief about the views Of
rsr physicians who have had success
using radilm. the department oficia's
urained there was very little radloih
b he country mot enough 10 enaole
~ medical profession 10 determine nnai-
y rs actual value in treating cancer.
soms Of the applicants for the radiuin
treatment have appeared in person at the
.sisr;meut Offices. much as was the case
sth those who sought the Freeman
ERE" Tor tuberculosis Some have the
zss they can buy a 5000 tube Of radlum
~ from s. % 81. and that they can tax
home and apply it as they would a
-nent