Evening star., 1928-04-30
IN TILT
OVER CANCER CURE
Debate on Necessity for 0p'
GRAFTON to Remove Ulcers
Marks Meeting.

Dispute over the relation between
chronic ulcer of the stomach and can
Ger of the stomach arose this morning
at meeting of the Cancer Prevention
Society at the Raleigh Hotel, following
a paper by Dr. William c. MacCarty.
director Of the cancer research work
of the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Mimi.
and DR.. A. S. Warthin Of the medical
school Of the University of Michigan.
DR.. MacCarty said that extensive
clinical practice had convinced him that
the border line between chronic ulcers
Of the stomach and cancer was very slim
and urged physicians to advise explor-
atory surgical operations by surgeons
familiar with gastric surgery.
DR.. Warthin objected on the ground
that the relation between gastric ulcers
and cancers has been shown to be very
slight and cancer has become more and
more a genetic problem, demanding
primarily studies OF herkd5ty~ E0naid&
ing the danger Of the gastric ulcer
operation. he said. advising it TO pre-
vent cancer is almost criminal"
Gives Research Result.
One student of this problem. he said.
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Of gastric ulcers become cancers, and
his own experience showed the per-
centage as only little higher He has
seen several cases Of operations for
gastric ulcers which could have been
cured without operation. he said
I DR.. MacCarty replied that his expert
ence was not with fixed tissue such as
is studied in the laboratory, but with
clinical material. and has convinced
him that the only way TO find out
whether many patients are suffering
from gastric ulcers or cancer is TO cut
into them and see.
mo pathologist," he said, has a right
10 make such a statement as has been
made about the lack Of relation between
| gastric ulcer and cancer without COM
! ing out and seeing what we can do.
have spent 81 years studying gastric
/ ulcers and / say frankly that the re-
lationship Is close. II is not fair 10 say
that the operation is extremely danger
Gus In fact. the mortality rate is very
low. OF course. II Is necessary TO have
surgeon who understands gastric
ulcers"
A fund Of $500. 900 is being raised for
the study Of otosclerosis. or progressive
deafness. 1t was announced at the meet
| ing OF the American biological Society
| held in the Raleigh ballroom this morn
ing OF this 5000 900 already has been
obtained and $1,000 more promised
| conditionaliy. 1t was announced by Or
| Arthur b. Duel Of New York City. The
| society is now conducting this study
through $4,000 fiye-year grant OF the
| Carnegie Corporation. which is being
| used for scientific research on the
| causes Of this obscure disease. It's treat
ment through thyroid extracts and diet
| its heredity and its occurrence in other
| creatures.
Tells of Medical Gains.
Remarkable results are being OBJ
| tained, DR.. Max A. Goldstein Of st
! Louis. president Of the society. said ii
/ his presidential address, In training one
| sense 10 replace another. .
Other remarkable results, he said. art
| being obtained by Transforming SOUND
waves into light waves and training tho
| eye 70 interpret the results.
| Meetings OF these two societies and
| Of the American Surgical Society at thu
| New National Museum and OF thu
| Dermatol0gtcal and Orthopedic Societies
al the Mayiiower today were preiiminar,
| 10 the fourteenth triennial session of thi
Congress Of American Physicians anc
Surgeons, which viii convene at th'
Mayfiower tomorrow During the ses
sions, which win continue through
Wednesday, there VIII be meetings o
IS bodies Of specialists scattered abou
the city,