Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-31
MADAME CURE BELIEVES
IN RAD|UM FOR CANCER
Disagrees With American
Surgeon Who Doubts Cura-
tive Values.
coNrEns With AssrsrANrs
French Scientist Declares Thousnnds
or War Cnscs VIII Prove Her
Theory. hut That There Are Years
a. Hnrd LubOr Ahead,

Especial Cable to Times Dispotch !
PARIS. oct 3O.-Madamc curIc Is
intensely Interested in the statement
OF DR.. John Il. Dcavcr before the
American College of Surgeons. ques-
uohinS the use 81 radium in the
treatment OF cancer.
NO. no" the great scientist; cx-
claimed when the Siatemcn; was read
TO h"r by your correspondent. II do
nc; think that is quito right am
Convinced that the Application OF
radium to the treatment OF cancer is 4
icr"i h% surgeons having long cx-
pcri"rcc Win Iadium and thorough
scientific knew edge of ,nc subject
Works With Rays OF HndIurn.
"liut 4 wou!G lie better for "A doe
tor 1" Srchit II. reply to your Amcri-
ca: surgeons. iiy work with radium
is cntircl" with tho rays AMI with
the physics OF :adium As for tho
hicl"R ical asses which doctors may
MAX. ~ cur researches. that is an.
rth": question.
M:Gc. Curl" was sitting in the side
room OF her l':;Tis laboratory, clothed
III an old hlaCk apron she rr-rcad
u" dispatch f"cm Philadelphia. called
III E'r assistants and became more
excited than before. Sic said:
We must h. precise about this
question: "f radium. shall ask Or
Rcgaud, who directs the researches
III the biological! uses OF radium. and
c"-worlscr. 10 explain. We have so
much evidence from thousands Of
war cases OF the beneficial effect of
radium. though certainly we are not
Yet AZ the end OF our WORK. There
are years OF labor ahead"
t"nfcrs with Assistants.
Mime. Curic asked about the Amcri-
can surgeons and recalled that il was
true that there were many who DO
not approve OF rad!um. either from
scientific reasons or from insufficient
personal experience with II. hut that
on the other hand she said there are
many others. such as DR.. Abbott who
are familiar with it's uses and who
advocate il for cancer treatment. One
of her assistants, from The I,adium
Institute. entered the room and Nine.
curic began II discussion which had
an unusual aspect.
TIL" assistant was a young doctor
who is an eminent scientist ana 4
leading figure in the Radium InSti-
tuto. wher" the researches arc being
held in IN. practical application Of
the radiUm discoveries Of Nine. Curic.
Mime turic herself. with her gray
hair showing agaius; au old black
wooden snpck drawn close about her
neck, silver trimmed spcctaclcs. black
skirt ana square old shoes. worse FOR
wear. leaned forward toward the
Mppcr white. coated scientist and cX
planned In rapid conversation what
She thought doctors should point out
in the defense ut rndium.
The young scientist agreed to every
point, though The elderly woman made
IL clear that radium must be under
stood before Il is condCmncd--must
lie studied as Il science FOR scientists
ana only under such conditions could
II properly be considered in relation
tn It's use as Il cure for cancer. Nine.
curic declared al the end OF the con-
vcrsation that the Radium Institute
would be pleased To make AN exact
statement In the words OF it's chief.
nr. EcGaud who is the foremost
radioloeist in France.
CopyriEht 1921. Public Ledger COS