THE CANCER SCOURGE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 35, 13 February 1929, Page 5

THE CANCER SCOURGE

RS.SE IN CASE^i

decline of tuberculoses.

NEW HORK, February 12. , Dr. Francis Carter Ward, head of the Cancer Research Institute, Col umbia University, commenting on a Melbourne despatch concerning the research Studies of Dr. Cherry, o Melbourne University, said he was not; at all surprised at the latter s findings. He added: “The general view among medical men is that the lower tubercular! death ratio is because more people have gone on to have cancer The, decline in. mortality ZL tuberculosis is the generally accepted reason for the rise in the cases of cancer. Since cancer is a disease of old people and tuberculosis one of youth, anything that prolongs the life of the individual in the community increases the Lability do ■cancer,” It is interesting to note tha Raymond Pearl, Director of the lustjltlutel *>£ Biological Research M the'John Hopkins University has 'just published |a of 7500 autopsies m which he states- “In 880 persons wlto had ;“atdea, of florid tuhcrciosis there was but 1.2 per cent, with malignant tumours. On the other hand in 880 person, with no record ot lesions ol tuberculosis at ® topsy, bavin® the same age, . • racial distribution case tor owe those very actively ftlbercular the were 9.8 per cent, with malignant ol these studies spec- . « fpipcted cases ot ial treatment of seiectou I£U rmlisrnant tumoui s rtprdoiis with mangnauM person T 0 f tuberculin with certain forms has been undertaken. _