KNOWLEDGE OF CANCER
SIR JAMES -IDANS’ HOPE LONDON, July 1. The confident, hope that scientific progress would soon lead to an understanding of the nature and causes of cancer was expressed yesterday by Sir James Jeans, the •famous scientist. lie was speaking at a meeting at Lambeth Palace organised by Mrs. Walter lluneiinan and the Board of the Marie Curie Hospital. The Archbishop of Canterbury, l)r. Lang, presided.
“One may say that, until the advances of the last 20 years, (he odds on anyone stumbling on an mnleislamling of cancer were extremely small.” said Si)' James. “Now the odds are that in a few years we sled! lie able to understand the cancer growth— but, not necessarily be able to cure or prevent it. "this understanding of cancer is on the direct road on which science is marching. Somewhere, not very far ahead, science will conic to the point on that road when it conies in contact with cancer. Then will he the time to set about devising means for cure and prevention.”
Sir James -leans presented an X-ray apparatus to Hie hospital.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 14
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