The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-02
Long Sought Cancer
 Cure May Be Found
Experiments of Canadian Specialist, Showing Marked
 Success in Treatment, Focus Eyes of Entire F. sl Medical World on His Work

confirmed his reasoning. It was
 at this point that he determined to
 turn his attention to cancer. He
 began his experiments with mice.
 His technique was as follows:
 Small amounts of cancer tissue
 from mice were placed in a test
 tube containing salt solution. A
 pure culture of the. bacillus was
 then added.
 At the end of six days, the cancer
 cells had been completely de-
 stroyed. He then filtered off the remaining liquid which he req soned should contain the enzyme produced by the bacillus. It is this
 solution which he named "Ensol." The solution was then injected into cancerous mice and 1t was found that the cancer tissue was partially dissolved away, the can-
 cers becoming smaller and softer. Next he turned to human pa- tients, patients who had been given up as hopeless. This time the Ensol was manufactured by putting bits of human cancer in the test tube and adding the bacillus, r3 t The journcl carries the report of 30 of these cases.
 Discussing these cases In an edi-
 torial. the journal says. The first two presented spectacular improve ment; most of the others showed good though less striking results; and in some few no benefit was derived.
 Tn justice to Dr. Cornell 1t should be stated that his cases were of the desperate kind, those re- garded as beyond the help of surgery or radiation, Consequently his apparently successful results should be given higher rating than they might seem to deserve at first sight. Even with a cure which ! could properly be termed 'specifc.' no doubt many cases of severity l and in the late stages would not | respond.
 "The degree of amelioration ! which he has obtained Is distinctly encouraging and clearly demands that his work be continued. In conclusion tho journal states. ITO sum up. Cases of cancer, f properly diagnosed by microscopic examination, with adequate case histories. are being treated with a solution which has solvent prop ! critics on cancer cells, and are be- i ing followed up.
 "A number of competent men
 associated with Queens university are collaborating with pr. Conneh. 50 that we can feel assured that the problem is being attacked from various sides in a thoroughly sclen- tific manner.
 "We bespeak for Dr. Cornell all the assistance that the profession !, having developed new line ol attack on the dread disease, can cer, which has distinct promise" One of the cases cited by Dr. Cornell is that of a Mrs. E. M. " 45 years old, She was operated on
 for cancer in 1884 but brought back to the hospital with return of the growth in February, 1885. Her cage was considered hopeless and she was sent home to die. "Treatment with Efgol was com- menced May 14 as an experiment v Dr. Cornell reportes. "On Septcm- Der the patient appears a nor nal, healthy individual. She Is doing her own housework; going on picnics, and swimming. No
 opiates are used; weight gain. S2 pounds since May"
 Another case is Mrs. A. R.. aged 52, who was given up to die.
 Treatment with Ensol began July
 18. Dr. Cornell reports "at Dres-
 ent the pain can be fairly well controlled. The abdominal masses are still tender, but their outline is less nodular and the growths appear to be of softe rconsistency.' As already noted, there were .sev, 1, eral cases which did not improve. l Of "Mr. A. M.," aged 33, Dr. Con- nell writes, Treatment wag com menced on July 90 but had no ef-
 feet. The patient died on Septem' Der l." 'a'" fe | Dr. Cornell also emphasizes the fact that much laboratory and | clinical investigation remains to be done. ,,-t. r' a,t6f
 Dr. Cornell was boyn in Kings
 ton. Canada, in 1895, the only. son l of pr. James Cameron Cornell. who for % years was dean of the
 faculty of medicine of Queens uni. versity. He graduated from Queens university in arts in. 1915
 and in medicine in 1918 and after gra duation served at the Canadian base hospital at, vladivostok. Rus I siR, VT a3t M ~ For tho past IS years he has as- sisted his father as an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist in Kings- ton. He was appointed. clinical as. siStank at Queerss university ir 1ez2 and assistant rrofesser if