CANCER RESEARCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 201, 26 August 1930, Page 9

CANCER RESEARCH.

INVESTIGATIONS ABROAD.

AUCKLAND SURGEON'S VIEWS.

"It seems to me that the tremendoiis research work that is being done as far as cancer is concerned makes it quite possible that the cause of the disease will soon no longer elude the scientist. The advance in knowledge of the biochemistry of the cancer cell is so great that it tends one to believe that certain cures are in view. But at the present time early surgery still gives the beat prospect of a cure."

This opinion was expressed by Mr. Eisdell Moore, .'F.R.C.S., surgeon, of Auckland, who returned with Mrs. Moore by the lonic after a six months' tour of Italy, Switzerland, France and England. In France Mr. Moore spent some time at Professor Regaud's radium clinic, th<; leading clinic of its kind in the country. Mr. Moore also attended the conference of British surgeons held at Bristol. The association was formed since the war, and its membership is limited to the leading surgeons of Great Britain. One of the most important papers discussed was on tho.treatment of cancer. It suggested that increased benefits might be obtained in cancer cases by raising the body resistance by lead treatmeufc in addition to surgical measures.

Mr. Moore said he visited Westminster Hospital, where treatment of cancer cases was being carried out per medium of what is called a "radium bomb." This contains four grains of radium, valued, roughly, at £50.000, and treatment by this method can be carried out at a distance of five inches.