CANCER TREATMENT
THE FLUORESCIN METHOD. Capetown, Aug. 8. Dr. Monckton Copeman, of the British Cancer Research Committee, in an interview to-day, said:— “The new Fluorescin treatment of cancer justifies cautious optimism, the results so far being most encouraging. The treatment involves the use of a dye substance known as activated Fluorescin.
“The method is to treat the patient with this substance, then to give very gradual doses of X-ray and radium. The result is that wave lengths between the ultra-violet and the X-ray are produced, which burn away the cancerous growth as soon as they make contact.” The treatment, Dr. Copeman said, prolongs life .and alleviates pain.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19290816.2.64
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1929, Page 9
Word Count
107CANCER TREATMENT Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1929, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.