Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-15
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
unronsidcrcd Factors of Cancer.

y OF 10 in good health. hut con
siderahly overweight. was so fond Of her feed
and SO fearful OF exercise. that she Just had
10 do something easy reduce. Against the
advice of her physician she resortcd tn salts
which had been highly eStolied by some old
woman. After several months Of dosing with
TN" salts she had gained no moro weight
She had lost non" To speak Of o he sure.
hut She mad lost something. She now began
I" experience pain IN the lower abdomen
Finally. some two years after the inauguration
ot her reducing" treatment the unfortunate
woman consulted physician. only to learn
that she had cancer ot the lower bowel.
whether this was brought on by the constant
irritation Of the salts tand cascara and other
harsh physics sh" had employed more or less
with tn" salts. is OF course. a question hut
anyhow. tin" 'r"duction' treatment with salts
do only harm.
The direct aud constant cause II cancer
II thor" is "a constant cause. and IL cancer is
ono diseass' aud not Il yrouu Of diseases is
not as N't known. but tho contributing o.
rr.diSr">ne influence of prolonged slight ir-
ritati"n iT we'll rcc"r uzcd. The cancer Of
tongue "r check or iir arising in the sea,
Of prolonged irritation by Jagged or dccayrd
trNih: IN" cancer "f tongue or throa, in smok-
''rS' IN" prevalence of breast cancer in civil
hzcd women and it's parity among uncivIliz.d
women Irritation nf cl"thinc): the Frequency
nt cancer IN women who have borne several
'h''"r'h as compared with those who have
norm" none 'mnreraircd Injuries in childhir,hD;
IN" tendency for generous degeneration TO
occur IN IN" scat OF an old mole wart or other
tr1htnE Lesion Of years standing: the tendency
10 generous degeneration In old chronic. gas
Lric "r dnodcnal ulcers: and finally tn" artificial
az governmental production OF cancer in rai,.
hiS and mice by the Irritation OF prolonged
applications Of coal tar or coal tar derivatives
E4 c"mhin" To indcm," tn" important ini!u-
enc" OF pr%"ngcd slight Irritation frequent
SliShi injury in tho production Of cancer
cancer s not new growth or tumor in
'h" "rdinicry sense OF the word 1t is "A de-
S'n"ra'ire change in a tissue organ which
was previously normal. Therefore, any one
"h" speaks Of cancer as having ROOTS" mere
~ 's'tr"IS ignorance. Cancer spreads through
''' Nnrhatic canals to ncirhboring lymph
h'c's t'Slands'D. and does grow from
r'"tS' ON" TYP" of cancer ,sarc"ma) often
occurring. in young persons. spreads through
VI" hl"od'sircam to distant parts Of tho body
Another hca!th-iEnorant and unfortunate
woman had a troublesome lump in ono breast.
( she contracted with "A fad healer for 100 ..ad-
jUstm"n':'" instead Of consulting physician
brought ucarS. Presently the victim developcd
cancers III many parts Of the body-,hc mas
sage ha7'inG favored mctastasiS or spreading
OF IN" cancer through the entire circula ton
ana IN" woman suffered aEonios unnorcssnrily
howrN"r. tho grand old public doesn't care
on" ho"r whether n healer is QuHlifed by cdu-
cation 80 long as his "cXpianation" is plausI-
h!" to tho untutorcd mind.
The tim" to cure cancer is in it's very
"rtnniaE. and. Of course. that time has passed
long hcfot' the average victim decides To
Consuitta competent physician.