TREATMENT OF CANCER
— Press Assopiatior
By Telegraph-
WELLINGTON, Jutje 17. It is the intention of the New Zealand branch of the British Ejnpire Cancer Canipaign Society tp test new rudio-active substances for the treatment of cancer, said the president of tlie Society, Sir James Elliott, today. This would be done at the Society 's Doininion X-i*ay and radium laboratory at Cantcfi'lmry Univepsity Colleg.e. Various elements found in nature andin Ihe eomposition of the human body, could now be made radio -ac ti ve thus opening up ,a wide field of research and resulting, it was lioped, in economy ot eost and wider means of application, said Sir James. Artificial radio-aetive lliaterial in vrhjch the New Zealand branch was especially interested, wa? radio-active pliopphorjug.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1946, Page 5
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123TREATMENT OF CANCER Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1946, Page 5
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