Gilpin observer., 1915-02-11
RADIUM CURES CANCER
AND LEPRosY

The success of radium treatment
for cancer depends upon how it is
applied" said Dr. William H. Gamer
on, of Pittsburgh, who for several
years has conducted one of the larg-
est free clinics for this disease in
the world when interviewed last
evening. Most of the previous fail
ures were due to the fact that insult
ficient radium was used.
"The early European measurements
OF radiums were inaccurate, to say
the least, and l know one man who
thought he had purchased and was
using $4,000 worth who in reality had
only $40 worth. What was the re-
suit? The small quantity of radium
only stimulates and the patient is
worse off than If it had not been used
Then too, as soon as the wonderful
curative effects of radium for cancer
were discovered, users were carried
away to claim and to attempt things
that come only from careful investi-
CATION. To-day, the quiet men are
doing it and are accomplishing re-
suits"
DR.. Cameron and Joseph A. Kelly,
president of the Radium Chemical
Company, of Pittsburgh, came here to
see the work of DR.. John NJ. Lee
and declared that they had been
much impressed. Dr. Cameron said
that he had visited practically all of
the big medical men who use radiuc.
in this country and everywhere found
that good results were being obtained
Experimental Stage Passed
Il heard the president of the Brit
ish Medical Association ask a meet
ing last year." said Dr. Cameron,
Are We ever justified in operating
on cancer?" The chairman of the
nose and throat section declared, in
the discussion, that the time had
come when surgery is no longer in
dicated by cancer of the mucous mem
should be used or some other method
employed
1--WE feel that the experimental
stage of radium has gone by. We
know when it will do good and when
it will not. About two weeks ago one
of the greatest surgeons in the coun-
try purchased 1000 milligrams of ra-
dunn. Doctors who talked against it
VipOrnnSlr
buyers.
I'VE know positively that skin
cancers can be cured. that deep-seat-
cancers are cured and that internal
cancers are palliated to such an ex-
tent that the patient suffers little
pain and the offensive odor that
keeps friends away is obviated. Again
We know that many cases have been
brought to a stage where an oper-
alton was performed. When a cane
er has gone beyond the state where
glands of the body are involved, ra-
dunn will not cure but it will relieve
and make life bearable.
Leprosy Cure Possible
'Leprosy? Well, we know of two
cases that were positively cured and
we are hopeful that Investigations
will show that radium will cure this
ancient affliction. DR.. De Verteuil,
of Vancouver. had arranged for a sup
ply of radium to open a clinic of
this nature in Trinidad, but the war
come; he was recalled to his duties
as a surgeon in the British navy and
assigned to the Good Hope, which
sank off the coast of Chile.
/ Again, We know that minute guam
titles of radium in solution injecte d
into the veins has accomplished won
derful results with knotted joints
from what the world calls rheuma-
tism and also with gout. Port wine
stains are removed successfully. Ra-
dium causes no deformity. When a
cancer can be operated on easily, we
do so and then apply the radium
treatment to the wound to heal 1t
and prevent a return of the trouble.
People generally are under the
impression that radium is expensive,
! You must remember that the same
radium can be used twenty four hours
a day for 1000 years. 1t is not
more expensive than good surgery"
The Radium Chemical Company, OF
Pittsburgh. which manufactures SO Pc
cent of the radium element used in
the world, turns out about 1.50O mil
ligrams Of the precious metal q
month.
It takes 500 tons Of ore to give us
one gram of radium element" explain
ed President Kelly. (which. II In con
centrated form, would be about th'
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