The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-26
INCREASE SHOWN IN
CANCER DEATH RATE
Statistical Study Of Disease
Made by Prudential In.
surance Company.
TEN A FACror

A statistical study Of carco- -r..
throughout the world has boon rt.. p.
the Prudential Insurance. Conpl-v r-t,-
the direction Of Frederick 7. Iiu0.
its statistician. Tho results .r 'I.
v~estigatlon, unusual In IT, courr...,
sivcness, will appear in n book az ~.
pages now In curse of prcpart ,on.
! III a preliminary announcement ,,.,
yesterday concerning the forth.rri,,
publication tho main results 90 'hc ,r.
v~estigation are summed up I'm tho s',,.
ment THAT tho actual frequency ".
malignant disease thrDughon, TO c'yr.
ICED world has been ascerta'ucl 70 be-
much moro OF "A monaco 10 tho welfare O.
mankind than has generally been ~.
suned to he the case, n III cur.
trust 10 a marked decline IN the general
death rate conc~r remains ono os -.
few diseases actually and persl. .en.lv
on the increase In practically ali u e.
countries and large cities FOR wh.,h
trustworthy data are ~obriinabl-.'
Tho approximate rate OF increass :,
canoe mortality throughout IN. word =,
show 10y this inquiry 20 bs o5 p.r cent
per annum. The Approximate mortry
in this country IL estimated a. alr,,
10000 for the current year turl q, more
than 500, 900 for that part OF the ~cIyjIzo.
world for which data were available. =
the present rate cf incr"1s" co,'llu..
.s
annual cancer mrrtL,ity "a tho cn.,
mental United States VIII soon e. fol,
100000.
Among the facts cna"-g 70 20 de-
ease disclosed ny THIS eNa us;.ve evan
nation OF statistlcs is taa with raspo
- the different forms 81 cancer. a. are
on tho increase, though 20 quit" a var.
Hhle degree. Also, g,~osrarI.s,i. .nL.
sidcrei. Il shows that O." A.,l.' oath
rate a. Tho p-'4.ut 'tur pro- ..s n
Europe aai the lowest 81. N'-.0. ''H.
Ger mortality, IL appears, 'Nr"' ..
ally h.gh In Swit1crlIrI, E.'tr., .'.
Holland and extremely fN-n .'..g
North American Indian, an., o.. r..,.
tive races OF Asia lrl Afro.
Ons &C the Woet In'cr"e' ~ .' H
sions IL tina cancer frequency .l.
with diminishing distances tt.n 10
equator" a r.so ~ cancer ue.,.
is observed & occur WITH a arr'-.' ;
mean annual Temperature" AVID tn''
With regard To hcrcdity ami jH
history Il is stated tht' Vie s.a'
gathered serve To reeupta.iz, oul .
conclusions that the eyAiltu.r ., "
IN this respect II in the negative. I.t
people appear t. Dc more "a nr =
I, caNcc" than thin i,"op's. ~" '..t.
IT medical men that hotn Of - .
smoking are directly contributors G..
tors. though - a NLr.ahl" d cr.'
particularly - ~ regurds '"rtd.r
affected, Is supported hy t"
according - the report.
Iucluiai within tho scope 2 .'.-
vestIgation was the intpurt,.t "a" &c.,
yet unsolyed. as 70 wteth,r ..r.o. 9
du" 10 Q parasite ana thereof ,u.-
Infections ds"ueo. on
j. stated, the evidence pt .rg.
iiglros u regarded a u..
Stress is laid, however, uT.' f. :
that as yet there Is no recor.,I .. u
surgical Infection in cameo .r,rI. -
IN spite Of the vast number porto
Sta'istic~ collected with ;'-p' p
Use "t rai.um lave nCen sI.u i- "'
rant tin" ,nrur~' gi;.s pr"ia,'N that r
cases 90 external cuuyer ',. .,
treatment ~ tho future win ., ~ O.. r.t
NOR" satisfactory results iht. 2 " o..
!Gcnt OF the past. Thi- is uui. 'u'
t. lee said regarding tho U-o = 'I.l
Tor internal canoes. tu tH. I.''
stated. the ~'s,i~t'cal "'!d,r a
ti'uo is decidedly contra '.J
and lucouclusiyc.
u report asserts tina. .slau
ness waS found In tho waIrsr
cancer statistics arc oeirs i.r.
urges IN" adoption sd: sta ',-i .'.
al1 blank, for clugc. lrts
- regards a. OF the greatest ~.
~ tho battle against % d'.oe.n 80
statistics shuv to be 4-r,.--t
most involved and pra.t..a"s fF
problem in the entire scicr.e ard .r' ".
medicine amt sIrgerv"