CANCER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 15 July 1925, Page 5

CANCER

DISCOVERY OF CAUSE IWO DISTINCT FACTORS PLAY A PART

DANGER FROM BLOWS AND INJURIES (By ElootHo TelegrupU.—Copyright.) iSuri Cable.)

LONDON. Julv 14

Tlit' Daily Skcicli, in the fiiv.t i-.no technical explanation i f the i-ancer discovery. says it is now presumed that two definite and distinct factors play a part in producing cancer tumours firstly, Ban aril Guv's newly discovered ultra microscopical germ which is universally (hating in the air like other germs; secondly, name dead material of a human body which is peculiar to the individual. The Sketch assertc that without dead llcsli the experimenters could not induce the germ in produce a cancerous tumour. Cancer frequently billows blows or other injuries l . It is now clear that these produce dead material where in the cancer germ develops.. It- emphasises that no treatment has yet arisen from the discovery. LONDON. Jttlv 13.

Tlie Daily Express says congratulations will be showered on Dr. Gye, biologist, ami J. E. Barnard, expert in microscopy, who were responsible foilin' cancer discovery. Dr. Gye is a most retiring scientist and lias been conducting researches on the Medical Research Coune'.l’s experimental laim for the past ten years. Mr Barnard is purely an amateur scientist and keeps a West End shop. He devoted tlie leisure of many years to microscopy stiid invented a special microscopic apparatus for Mr Dye's experiments. ’The Lancet says that Mr Barnard is applying optical methods he elaborated for the study of bovine pleuro pneumonia viruses. Tlie viruses were cultured by Dr. (lye and not only made cancer virus visible but photographed it. The results of Mr Barnard's observations so cloudy correspond with Dr. Gye's experimental results that the existence of living cancer virus appears established. The Lancet concludes that Dr. Dye’s observations may represent a solution of the central problem of cancer.

CHRISTCHURCH DDCTOU'S VIEW'S

'By Telegrxph.—Spec-tal to The Mail.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

The announcement that the cause ot cancer has been discovered by the National Institute of Medical Research at Mount Vernon, Hampstead. England, has been received with pleasure by members of the medical profession in Christchurch.

“A statement made by the National Institute of Medical Research carries very considerable weight, said Dr A. B. Pearson of the Pathological Department at the Christchurch Hospital. Until I actually learn the definite details in the medical journal.'-', 1 will not be prepared to state mv views. I have received tlie report with great pleasure and 1 believe a cure of cancer is in sight. If the bacillus? has been found the cure will be very much easier. Dr Pearson added that they knew that, certain parasites' were found jo can cor, but so far as a cause of cancer, these bail been rejected. Mr C. llioe;-. who was connected with .Middle.,Hospital, and wlm is now in the radium department of Christchurch Hospital, said that the National Institute was an organisation, which, was subsidised by tlie British Government. In order to carry out research work. The institute assisted anyone who submitted liis scheme to the committee of the. Institute and had it approved by them, by providing a. Laboratory and material for them to work in. They are the most honest people that we have got. added Mr Hines', and whatever this is, one can lie sure that it has been thoroughly threshed on' bv veins of research.

This, announcement is not a cure in any sense of the word. In speaking on the message Dr P. Clennel Fenwick, who is in charge of the Radium Department of the Christchurch Hospital, issued a warning to people not to get overexcited and think that a cure had been found. At proient a cure only depended on people coming early for treatment. Dr Fenwick added that he was prepared to accept ns an honest statement, that the organism had been found and the statement was worthy of all cmlince and could be looked upon without suspicion.

QUESTION IN THE HOUSE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEEKING ALL INFORMATION

(From Our Parliamentary Correspondent)

WELLINGTON, This Day

A que-tioii was asked of the Minister of Health by Mr Glenn in the House as to whether his attention had been drawn to the entile referring to the origin of cancer, and whether his Department would keep in the closest touch with the authorities quoted.

"The weather eye of the Public Health Department is wide open,” replied Sir Maui Pomare, “and immediately will seek all information the bon. gentleman is asking for in the interests of the public.