The sun., 1915-11-14
ENCOURAGED BY NEW
CANCER TREATMENT
nr. Walker Describes Selenium
Compound With Which
lie Gets Results.


EncouraslHR resutc IN Ine treatment
ot cancer with selenium have been
,chieved by DR.. Charles II. Walker Of
2.7 West E!ghty-slxth street. according
70 several of his patients. DIR. Walker
tod The sus on Thursday that this
was true and that his use Of selenium
has been beneficial beyond question In
some cases.
The use OF selenium 10 not new Of
course" Dr. Walker said. 'Sbut It is
new In the way have been using It.
90 far as / know. owe q great deal
10 the cooperation of an expert chemist,
,ne Of the best in New York. I should
az, Frederick Klein, who worked with
Wassermann.
The theory of the treatment Is sim
ne. I, has been our observation that
In every case of cancer loss Of sulphur
IN undue quantities can be detected by
chemical analysis. The preparation
have been using is 4 combination OF
sulphur and selenium. The object Is to
replace the sulphur lost.
For this purpose / am using this
compound. which is really very similar
10 800" except that sulphur replaces
arsenic in the mixture. / have trade
marked this compound under the name
,ulfo-selene. but there is no thought OF
making money out of its preparation or
hy selling 1t. In fact most of my cases
have been treated gratis.
viii Treat the Poor Free.
Up to the limit of my ability ] will
supply this medication gratis to all
persons suffering from cancer who will
furnish proper certiiication OF their need ::
;A.s TO take the form of a written re-
quest from the persons clergyman on
church stationery and an Endorsement
by his family physician. 1t must be
made plain that the applicant is deserv-
.Ig and unable 10 pay and physician
must certify that II IL suitable case
FOR treatment.
Il have no wish to do anything unethi-
cal and do wish TO be humane, so that
is the best offer 1 can formulate.
81 will tell you of several cases where
saltO-selene has been beneficial. one Is
hat Of a man now So years old. As a
hospital patient with ep.,helioma OF the
tongue and jaw he was not expected TO
live a week. The tongue protruded from
the mouth and the man was unable to
swallow or talk. lie is now about as
veil as his years admit. The growth ha 3
d.sapp, AIRED. eXcep, possibly in one small
region. and there is. of course. scar.
He can eat. drink and talk and seems
likely TO live as long as the general
!unctouing OF his body permits
II have treated case Of carcinoma
Of the breast which has been greatly
b,ttered. There is no evidence OF the
growth at the original site.
My latest case is that Of man
slfferiug from sarcoma of the stomach,
Is nearly as is ascertainable. After the
use Of selenium. he has been back at
VNk for the last two months on the
Sock Exchange. He is certainly much
better
Tells of Cases Benedted.
Il am able to show you afiidavits in
regard - bette .ment in other cases. Here
IS an May Of a patient in Buffalo who.
- sou will see. apparently had can
,sr5us condition involving nearly the
oAy,e intestinal tract. Here Is his pic
Ilso when first heard Of the case and
t,re .s his picture two weeks after he
I'D begun the use Of selenium."
IT,, face was fuller. less lined, and the
genera, appearance markedly better.
Dy Walker exhibited doses of sulfo-
st,ue. These were sulphury yellow
powders IN tiny glass tubes. They are
swallowed three times a day. and DR..
Walker says there is absolutely no other
treatment except, OF course, the inevt-
table and rigid dieting.
The history Of the use Of selenium In
caTce- Ea. not been determnative. Was
f,rlnlLn found it exerted therapeutic
effect on cancer In mice and rats, but
his large doses killed the animals. Other
txpermenters have been unable to find
form of selenium that did not work
destruction to healthy tissue. There has
been difficulty from the fact that after
q time the administration of selenium led
TO siturttion and dosage was withou,
effect
"Dr Klein and myself have probably
not found the final chemical foam IN
which the use OF selenium will be most
Elective said Dr, Walker. but We have
|; IN form that is much better than any
used hitherto. However, it is impossible
" treat cases at q distance with sulfO-
t'lene and get the best results. You
cannot simply take it aud expect TO get
Se'i'' without observing every other rea-
t'n1p'r restrictions"