FIGHTING CANCER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 638, 15 April 1929, Page 10

FIGHTING CANCER

FUND FOR CAMPAIGN GOOD SUM AVAILABLE SOON (Special to THE SUE) WELLINGTON, Sunday. J That approximately £2,600 is already available for cancer research, and * further sum running into four figure* will be available shortly, was reportetf at a meeting of the Central Gener.j Committee of the New Zealand brand* of the British Empire Cancer Cauu paign on Friday. Dr. Elliott said that, as the resuu of a campaign, better hospital facih* ties would be available for cancer patients. Complete records would bj kept of cases, and diagnoses, a™ treatment would be improved. Colonel Collins said an immediate re*, suit would probably be a reduction « the cancer mortality rate. He thouS'H there should be a central cancer bos* pital in each island. Cancer wards would be a first in that direction, said Dr. Elliott. Tbs suggested cancer hospitals were h*ro«!» practicable yet from the finance point of view. The committee, on the motion <5 Lady Luke, approved of the format.”* forthwith of a Dunedin division <-f t«S branch, and of the proposal to rai c * * radium fund’. r • On the motion of Mr. Elliott was appointed permanent chuia man of the committee.