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THE TRUTH ABOUT example Tuberculane, Typhoid,
CANCER
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ort or pain. One cannot be no too often radan that Cancer in patiala
painious in this is porhe
that inherent power is putting the
and women wuffer about patient into the from Undder of the skin. this asn, bodify very definite form is called to conquer and expel
Cancer or rodent ulcer and The position however is far perhaps the least malignant hopeiska, nudern methods of trans. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN to, there still remains definite ovi
its early stages. Now can it be it form of Cancer in the sense that ment, particularly musical opera that this: Oompany intendstadenos of an actual: Inarsame' in Cay.specifio: cause is not known as in iterated too freqüently tint the Cancer is slow in its growth, and floss, tiesimant by Radium and apply to the Governor-in-Council for power to re-consirtiok
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is also definite ovidence for boffer. But this is not the case with Can would, die of Cancer each year, be responds well to X-ray or Radium veniant place to make a break ing that Cancer mortality is incor. There la amplo reason to toonuse they would seek advice and
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creasing in men, but in women has been stationary for some years past Ms. Cancer Contagious? In the sense that. Meneles, Diphri theria, Smallpox and other diseases
love that Cancer is not a single disease depending upon a single cause, but se rather a group of dis ensed conditions having certain for
turos in common.
The main common feature of all forms of Cancer in a fist there
sro contagious, we can definitely Bay Cancer is not contagious. No known cass has occurred in which the disease has bebu conveyed from one parson to another. The few examplos in which Cancer, has been observed in 2 mambers of a family, ns in a Mother and a Daughter who has been nursing her, being explicable on the lines of coinsid ence alone. This does not mean interference that portions of the original cancer if engrafted into the same or an-
early stages of ran thom at does not tend to affect the lymph which adequate static glands or distant organs. On likely to be sucessful. If Cancer the other hand it extend locally were in its early age a painful with reientious regularity until it say as toothache, far fewer persons has excavated in wide
Throat,
It
treatment.
-
Cancer of the Bose. The Cancers already described be
I will not enlarge on the question of untreated Cancer at other. Rites
of the body, suffice it to say "that
X-rays, have done
much To gradinate or control the disons and over more to dives it of some of its full affects.
My time is up and this is a con-.
though the subject is far from ex- bausted, but I must, however leave ||
cancerous state the earliest signs such important subjecte as the Pre- of Cancer and the treatment of Cancer to some future occasions
Professor Gerrard, on being call od upon to thank the spacker, said that he had been taken by surprise, but he wished to thank Dr. Mont- gomery for his address and to o dorse what had been said, though physician he did not claim expert knowledge of cancer.
Pro- fessor Gerrand also spoke of the need for early consultation in suspected cases. He also spoke, of the value which attaches to lectures to the public on the subject.
revent Colds
I always put Forma tablet mouth whe fluenza is andfool suret that is why caped
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FORMAMENT
Intimonial Diphtheria, fo.
almost any part of the body mayCOMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S
treatment carlier than they do, Can cer sometimes runs its fatal course! without subjecting its victim to any severe discomfort or pain. Some long to the Caretoma group but cases have been known in which in bone the primary, Cancer is al the last illness consisted in so ways Sarcoma. Moreover the ran gradual a decline of physical pb-jority of persona suffering from is a purely local multiplication ofera that Cancer was not even sus Carcinoma are usually over 10 yours one particular variety of cell pected until post montem ex of age though many are attacked
amination revealed, the truth.
earlier, but in the Sarcomd group Why these cells suddenly take on his abnormal power of multiplying Datoer of Tongue, Month: and" cases occur at all ages from infancy and forming a tumour is not yet
to extreme old age with about the known. Other features common to Cancer of the tongue and mouthame, frequency and no age is Cancer are the way the disease in one of the most distressing exempt.
Hope! spreads locally, the way distant forms of Cancer because the condi parts booome involved, the profound. tion is so persistently present to the
with the patient's consciousness of the patient. health, and the (almost) inevitablo Foccurs far more frequently ju men termination in death if loft, un than in women. It usually begins other individual will not grow. treated. The differences observed in at the side of the tongue or on thebe affected though it is excredingly. Nor does it imply that discharged various forms of Cancer are largo-foor of the mouth between the tall picture of untreated cases is at pre- rare in certain situations That from Cancerous ulcers are barmlessly dependent on the sites attacked gue and the gum and shows itself Such discharges de not produce by the disease. On cannot expect is, uall leer with hard edges. hope. All forms of Cancer if un
rent one unròlieved by any ray: of": Cancer in another person, but they Cancer affecting the tongue; eye; It interforcu with, mastiention. become infected with the organisms stomach, liver to be exactly the There is an excessive flow of soliva and the few intervening months. trented lead in the end to death, of suppuration and these with cause sine because of the different struc pustules or boils.
turn of these organs, though in-
usually imply much mental and Cancer affecting the lip hea nover each case there will be many fon
This is a particularly common physical suffering to the patient. heap known, to affect the other lip, tures in common. Since all forms form of Cancer in China proper There is however one qualification that is constantly in contact with of Cancer consist essentially in the and I think the constant irritation to the above statement. Rarely, so it. The fumigation of a room and foon multiplication of cells, in most of enting very hot steaping rice rarely that the fact must never be the bodding and clothing of a perenses a small or large tumour or undoubtedly predisposes to the con:held out as a hope to an unfor- son who has died from Cancer is swelling is produced.
dition. It is characterised by ex-unate sufferer, a case of Cancer carried out for general cleanliness
recovered completely without Fortunately by no means every treme omaciation of the patient, at has and sanitary. "reasons, and not be amour is a Cancer bub every Jan-rst swallowing solids is difficult, any form of medical or surgical cause the Cancer itself was pace is a buncur and is termed a later impossible, and as the disease treatment being applied The tagious or infectious
Malignant new growth or a Malign-persists and the lumen of the gullet Is Dancer. Hereditary? ant tumour, to distinguish Cancer is reduced in size then swallowing from non-malignant or Benign liquida is imposible. The air pas This question has been the sub- tumours which do not madunger life ages are frequently secondarily in juct of much inquiry, specially as directly, but may do so indirectly fected and paeumonia is a common regards human beings, and import by pressing on some vital organ.
cause of death. The treatment of ant experiments have been made
In Cancer the local multiplica this condition is excessively difficult on white mice, recording their life tion of the cells at an abnormally and the average duration of the histories to determine if possible rapid rate and they do not carry antreated dimase is about the question of inheritance of Gen-out their natural functions in a months. cer. From a few original mies, natural way.
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Early Treatment Essential.
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The chances of successful treat-
descendants of the original micement of Cancer are bound up in
has been learned that there are 2
Cancer of the Gullet,
chances of this happening, are estimated at a million to one, and therefore it does not ever influence. our treatment in any particular case. We do not know how nature occasionally brings about this cure, We believe that if we had sufficient. such cases to study we might be able to learn nature's secret as to how 19very occasionally she auros Cancer. and wo may then have gone forward a great length towards augmenting
Causer of the Naso-Pharynx. It is a curious fact that in Hong. kong this seems to be one of the most common types of Cancer and
have been recorded From this it the closest possible way with the until the advent of Radium prac strains of these mice, in one of these earliness with which the Cancortically nothing could be done for Concar occurs in every individual, is treated. We have already prea
these cases. It is a very malignant while in members of the other strain
not one contracts Cancer through that Cancer is at first a purely
its whole life.
form of Cancer beginning at the back of the nose spreading down local manifestation and it is lyd phetructing breathing and very
In man however the problem is quite different. The problem in dif when it is still local that treat ficult and complicated but more ment has a real change of eradicat-
often involves the tontils and soft palate with the large mass of
erodes the base of the skull, and secondary deposits may be found almost in any part of the body,
will be paid their dividends on presonttically. One of the best evidencea still local, which unfortunately neck. It also spreads upwards and doa on Booount of Registered important theoretically than praving the disease. When a Cancer islands of one or both sides of the i ing Coupon No. 40 of the Hoarer Shares, indicating heredity is of minor in and Dividend Warrants on Registered portance-it any-is the fact that usually a matter of a short time Shares, to either of the following Banka
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consequences.
I want now to speak of Cancar from a clinical point of view.
Dancer of the Stomach..
Cancer experts both in the United I was surprised to learn from
as a scientific conception. From It is just then that the Surgeon the point of view of causation or therefore requires his tentative origin any diseases are quite simple, particularly those where opinion to be confirmed or refuted States and Great Britain that Can the cause is definitely known. For by every means that scenes enn
cer of the stomach seemed now to offer: Therefore be removes a
be the most common form of cancer minate portion of the suspected met with. Men mid women are mass and submits it.io microscopie. both liable to the infection appro 'al' examination.
ximately in the ratio of 11 to 8. An accurate and rapid decision The symptoms differ according to may make the difference of life or where the Canoer begins, but in death to the patient and to wait both cases sickness and vomiting until the naked eye appearance of which the patient calls dyspepsia. occur along? with vague symptiins the case can settle the question is,
GOOD
DIGESTION
means good heal. If you suffer from indigestion, beartburn, or fatulence, it
if the conso be Cancer to tip the Very soon m8808 appear in the scales affectively and unwarrant liver and when this occurs it is ex-
is due chiefly to excess acid in theably against the patient.
stomach, Bivarated Magnesia neu iralises the harmful scid and banishes stomach pain. Doctors throughout the world recommend Bisrated* Mag- nelis because it relieves indigestion by getting rid of the cause.
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tremely difficult to treat the condi tion. This form of cancer. ix. Ret access to the Cancerous growth. The average" duration of the ... un- treated disons from the set to the death is 16 or 17 month
Ganger
It is a sad fact that nevertheless true, that here in Hong Kong at least, the majority of patients with
of the Womb || Cancer drat" -neek medical" advice
when their disease has reached "^2" This is unfortunately also a very stage at which nothing more than frequent site for Cancer to begin. palliative treatment is possible. It At first vory few symptoms are is stated in home countries where noticed and indeed when the first- the cases are seen earlier that about symptoms are apparent very often
the total number of those who the disease has already retched the
ultimately die of Cancer have only inoperable stage. It has a ten- Presented themselves for treatment | dency to remain when the disease is no longer local than most forms of Cancer. But the but has become general. From such local extension is very rapid, very cases it is possible to obtain the soon involving the other adjnesa), natural course of untreated Cancer, and important organs. The aver The tale is a sad one. It i com ngeduration of this untreated mon to hear that the patient always Cancer is 22 months. This form of enjoyed good health until the pre- Cancer is particularly easily tran sent condition" came on, and then bd by means of Fadium and I think soma lump or ulcer or discharge or la tirustement-to-make at other apparently trivial departure least to this form of Osicer that from the normal is noted and now Radium trea 1150 fcomes as most imp
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