MANY CANCER CURES

Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1932, Page 14

MANY CANCER CURES

BUT TOLL IS STILL HEAVY.

London, December 8.

• “Cancer mi-iy well be called the ‘Captain of the men of death,” said Lord Moynihan, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, declaring that cancer alone, among the six great killing diseases in Britain, had shown an increase in victims during the. past 20 years. At present, he said, the death . rate from cancer 'was. five . times that in 1860. ; There were many explanations, including jgreater-accuracy of diagnosis, while the increased ■ chances of life • resulted • m more living to the canoer /age, which wa> over 35. The increase occurred, despiie the fact that more cures had been effected than ever before in . history. Operations were far safer than previously. Fersonally, -he had . lost only one patent .fotari operation for.cancer.of the breast, but he never expected to lose another. . , ■ Lord Moynihan deprecated many doctors’ doubts regarding the efficiency of operations, adding, “Instead of saying, “Let’s wait and see whether this is a malignant growth,’ you should go in and look?’ Moreover, people apparently regarded cancer as aS: shameful moral blemish, and never talked about a successful operation. If only they boasted <f- Mncg«; curqs it would-dp much good-