CANCER

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1927, Page 4

CANCER

DIS'CTSSED BY .MEDICAf CONGRESS.

DUNEDIN, 1<VI). 12. I C'amer was discussed fo-dav Dy the ?. Codicil! Congress. Professor I’. IHacCallnm Ofolhoiir.ru* University) uttered n. warning against I extravagant claims made from time to (time, and deplored tlie spurious prominence given some of these, lie was sceptical concerning the alleged spread ( f cancer, for in many eases the investigation of statistics showed that, the data were insufficient, or wrongly applied. Some interesting work on hereditary in relation to cancer had keen carried out that so far as mice were concerned earner was dependent on true inherited eharcteristies. Tt was too early yet to pass final judgment on the work of Gyo. whose claim that a certain form of malignant disease was due to nltra-miscroscopic virus and a chemical specific factor had j

been challenged. In Liverpool Blair Bell had treated patients with the colloidal form of lend, and claimed success. A great deal of research was being carried out as a result of his ideas. Professor MaeCallum said Hint, it was scarcely possible to draw any useful conclusion from ihe heterogeneous mass of available facts. That- knew a great deal about cancer, and hoped to know much more in the near future. Dr AVi Bepn (Gisborne) said that in his experience cancer was common anion." the Maoris, although the reverse was held to be the case. Me suggested that formerly when the Maoris were a 1 very ivar-like people, fe-.v of the mnlos I reached the cancer age. 1 Dr L. E. Barnett (Dunedin) said that in recent years there had been < improvement in the mortality from 1 cancer of mouth, breast and uterus. < Dr A. Norton M’Carthur pleaded for \ an earlier diagnosis. Dr P. D. Cameron ("Wellington) was < anxious that every woman suffering ( from cancer should be examined bw a i

surgeon-physician, gynaecologist and radiologist. He was satisfied that a great deal of success had been attained by means of deep X-ray therapy.