The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-06
FREE TREATMENT
WITH RADIUM FOR
ANY NEW YORKER
Memorial Hospital Has Over
Four GramS-Treats All
Suitable Cases.

In announcements that the State
OF New York has purchased two
grams OF nadium for the use OF this
Buffalo Institute IN the tretment oil
cancer the inference was given that
this will be the first opportunity
given to the public to secure radium
treatment free OF cost. New York
City already possesses material fol
radium therapy.
The Memorial Hospital, No 2 West
1O6th Street, is the leading public in
stitution of America in the diagnosis
and treatment Of cancer by radtum
and other methods. This hospital
incorporated in 1884 and built by the
aid Of Mrs. J. J. Aston and Gen. and
Mrs. Cullom, was the first cancer
hospital In this country. Through
the munificenoe OF the late DR.. James
Douglas it has over four grams OF
radlum, which is believed to oe the
largest amount possessed by any
public institution in the world
It's medical and scientific activities
are conducted by Cornell University
Medical College in the City of New
York. It's medical organization in
cludes leading specialists in every dc
pa.rtment of medicine and surgery in
which malignant disease makes its
appearance, each Of whom devotea
his attention to particular forms Of
the disease and has at his disposal
all the diagnostic and therapeutic IA
cthtes OF the hospital under the di-
rection of the general staff.
The hospital has accommodations
for cighty-four patients and conducts
d large outside service Of patients
under treatment who do not need
hospital care. The present demands
are far beyond the capacity Of the
hospital and staff and plans are be-
ing considered for doubling the size
of the building and increasing the
Supply OF radium.
The hospital began its work in the
study and treatment of cancer sew
eral years ago, when little was known
. bout the use of radium, and it has
taken a leading part in the advance
OF the worlds knowledge of radium
therapeutics. The results obtained at
'th Memorial Hospital were largely re-
,sponsible for the action OF the state
Legislature in deciding to purchase
I'adium for the State Institute.
For the same rea sons the hospital
10 constantly visited By special SITS
from England, France, Sweden, Ar
sentina, Cuba and medical centres in
America, for the purpose Of learning
, the methods employed. These results
indicate that radium ard the X-ray,
Nor both, should be considered equally
with surgery in the treatment OF
|every case Of cancer.
A large proportion OF the patients
received at the Memorial Hospital are
treated free Of charge. The United
States Public Health Service has de-
posted with the hospital a half gram
OF radium and thereby receives free
treatment of all cases coming under
its service. Persons who are able to
pay are charged, according to their
means. "A regular fee proportional Co
the amount of radium used. All the
clinics are open TO visiting physicians.
%he patients come from many parts of
the world.
The Memorial Hospital emanation
plant is accepted as probably the most
complete in the country, and the in
stallation of the system in the State
Hospital viii follow closely the plan OF
and he installed by the physicist OF the
Memorial. No free Sase considered
suitable for radium treatment is turned
aside. Free clinics are held daily.