CANCER THEORIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 410, 19 July 1928, Page 11

CANCER THEORIES

EXPERTS’ CONFERENCE DUKE WELCOMES DELEGATES (United P A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (United Service) British Official Wireless Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Wednesday. At the Cancer Conference. Professor James Ewing, of New York, said the theory of a universal cancer parasite, that stimulated the cell to incessant growth, was the most popular explanation of the cancer process, but it must now be ruled out on the ground that there was no evidence. “The Times” says the papers are likely to receive immediate attention in the world of science. It adds: “It is clear that nature, in addition to possessing growth-producing substances, possesses also growth-prevent-ing substances.” The Duke of York, who is president of the British Empire Cancer Campaign, sent a message of welcome to tho delegates to the conference on cancer. He said: ‘‘Many of you have travelled great distances to contribute your experience to the knowledge on this very important and difficult subject. I hope the united experience of those attending the conference may in turn enable all tho delegates to carry back to their own hospitals, institutions, and research centres throughout the world a more intimate knowledge of the subject, and that they may be refreshed with new ideas to aid them in their quest.”