The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
DOCTORS DENOUNCE
new CANCER CURE
Price Of Autolysin, Used by DIR.
Bccbe. Was $3.50 Here,
$1,000 in Seattle.
RESULTS WERE DOUBTFUL

Autolysin. Alexander Horowitz's vege-
extract treatment for cancer. con-
tlnued use OF which led to DIR. Silas p.
Beebc leaving the General Memorial
Hospital and Cornell Medical School. 10
attacked from three points In the Jour-
nal OF the American Medical Association
for November 6. DR.. Richard Well of
the General Memorial says hat autoly-
sin has certain characteristics OF past
nostrums and il. from his observation.
useless: the Journal condemns the
treatment e~di;orially. and there IL an
exhibit OF telegram TO show that biz
fees are asked in the commercial ex-
ploitation Of the substance.
In the dispute between General Me-
mortal Hospital, Cornell Medical School
hnd Or. Beebe. the physicians retire
ment from the stafY OF one and the fac
ulty of the other was due principally
10 charges that he had violated medical
ethics in helping exploit a money maxi
ing treatment. DR.. Beebe denied that he
was commercially interested In autoly.
sin.
Or. We'll says that General Memorial
In disposed to investigate anything prom
ism; alienation In cancer cases. A
rule Of the hospital requires that be
fore any treatment shall be tried the
exact composition and formula OF tbs
new substanc. must be disclosed to a
L. I one member of the medical boarj
Dr. Beebe toll the board that the autoly
ain formula had been communicated e
him. and SO "a considerable number o.
cases" were given him for experiment
All Of these were inoperablc cases, bu
mr.. We'll says it IL not true that the!
were all hopeless.
- Out Of - Died.
Sim January |. 1915. ~twcnty-thre'
cases have been treated In the wards q
the hospital by DIR. Beebe with autol
ysin.' observes Dr. Well. "Of these
fourteen patients died in the hospital
and eight were discharged unimproved
Only one. to the best of our knowledge
!s at the present time In a conditio
which could be described as nj i'm
p~rovement."
In the cases treated there was a par
tial elimination OF growths and a lessen
ing OF their size. but this Gan be pre-
duced by many mineral or vegetable sui
stances, Or. We'll notes. He concede
tTdt auA'is Nlli tF " ~ 49,
bsttered the surface OF growths, but say
that the same result Il achieved by tn
usual surface applications. As for tn
GENERAL ~enects-relief OF pain. lessenin
Of anamia, Improvement OF appetite. nj
triton and sleep, these have been elaine
for every cancer cure" and are ofte
largely psychological-the results OF II
newed hope.
Administering autolysin produced 81
rious reactions in some cases, great pail
great swelling and in two instances IN
treatment appeared TO be responsible Il
an almost fatal hemorrhage." DIR. We
maintains that in describing pronisin
results achieved by autolysin Or. Beei
has omitted to mention N-ray treatment
which were given at the same lime al
which, in themselves, might very We
account for all the benefit, even IL
were only temporary. An affidavtt
presented Of a man who swears that h
photograph was taken on the day art
his first and only treatment with auto
ysin. This photograph was Later used
a magazine article "a illustrating a ca
where ~"autolysin had practically con
pleted the cure
Editorially the journal says that wh'
the solution of the problem Of the pr
vention and cure of cancer is found :
will not come in the form of secret al
rnysterious combinations controlled by
few individuals to be doled out TO tho
Who are able or willing to pay the Il
demanded.