CANCER RESEARCH
“DISTINCT ADVANCE” MADE BY DOCTOR AT LISTER INSTITUTE MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 11, 7.20 P-m-) v LONDON, January 10. Dr Thomas Lumsden, who gave up a prosperous practice to undertake cancer research at the Lister Institute, announces that he has made a powerful serum, capable of destroying cancer cells. Dr Lumsden began treating cancer in rats, and then perfected a serum made from Wood and the intestines of rats which proved capable of killing cancer cells in test tubes It must be emphasised that the serum at present is not. applicable to human patients, but the Lister Institute believes that a distinct advance has been made, and new light thrown »n obscure aspects of the cancer jeourge.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12652, 12 January 1927, Page 7
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131CANCER RESEARCH New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12652, 12 January 1927, Page 7
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