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"Details of a great "mass attack" The venerable fron factory of on cancer by the British Medical Oeverum, situated in the pictures. Association in which overy doctor que and historical district of Tjust in the country will be invited to near the east coast of Sweden, has take part, are
disclosed by the celebrated a unique anniversary: "British Medical Journal" in its three hundred years without a "issue.published last month. single day's disturban a of the Preliminary stepa, have already labour peace by strikes or lockouts. The Oeverum Works are typical. been taken to launch the campaign which aims, at collecting-through of the numerous old Swedish in- the general practitioner-all avail-dustries with historic traditions of able evidence relating to the inci-several centuries. It now belongs dence of cancer and its history to the Kreuger concern and is of old renowned for its manufacture Buricultural Implements, The campaign will embrace Eag-of land, Scotland and Wales and will especially ploughs. cover a period from now until Sep- tember 1030, when "returns" will be called for.
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For more than 300 years the song of the hammers of Oeverum haa echoed amongst the wooded hills, surrounding the peaceful Not Confined to New Cases. valley, where the works are situat Doctors will watch and reported, and an aristocracy of highly on cancer cases within their own skilled workmen, strongly attached knowledge, present cases as well to the place, has been fostered as new ones. In this way there there during many generations will be available for expert colla- undisturbed by the labour' unrest tion and examination Invaluable of modern times. and exhaustive data concerning the disease,
Amoneat the quaint old tradi- tions and legends attached to There are 28,000 doctors resi- Oeverum there is one, in which the dent in Great Britain registered older Inhabitants firmly believe, with the association, and of those and which was strangely confrm- In the it is expected that fully 20,000 willed by recent happening. co-operate.
mansion of the manager of the Dr. Cox, medical secretary of works, hangs a portrait of the the association, told a Proas repre- founder of the factory. There is sentative that doctors in the an old saying that this portrait various divisions and division- must never be removed from its branches had already been request-place, for if that is done Oeverum Not long ed to "enlipt" as volunteers. The will be ravaged by fire. response, so far, he added, had ago the house had to be repaired, been very good.
and in suite of the warnines utter- ed by some old workmen the por- trait was taken down. Soon after a serious fire broke out, which ravaged a great part of the works and caused considerable losses.
Patient's History.
A memorandum which has been sent to honorary" secretaries of divinions and division-branches states that precise information is required as to:-
The inhabitants of Qeverum now, of course, believe more firmly The history of patients ;
than ever in the legend, and the Actual evolution of the disease,portrait was again hung in its old and especially of the Arst place, where it will probably re- symptom;
main as long as the house stands.
Result of treatment;
Duration of the disease bolhi when treated and when un- | trented,
the answers to them it is hoped to throw some light on the influence of hereditary predisposition on the causation of cancer.
"Information in respect of these points," it is emphasised, "is of the utmost importance, and gene
The "British Medical Journal," ral practitioners are in a far! better position to make personal in a leading article, mentions that observation and to supply reliable two years ago the American information than is the operating Society for the Control of Cancer qurgeon, under whose care the Appointed a committee to review patient comes, as a rule, only for and report on the best methods of Improving the medical services a very short time."
available to the cancer patient, and points" put that, while to arouse and educate the public may be the first step, "an efficient
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The doctors will be asked to state the age, sex, and occupation
of the patient, personal habita-medical service is obviously esach. whether, for instance, in the case tial" if a full advancé in to follow,
of cancer of the tongue, the A central fenture of the Amerl- patient smokes--the deaths, if any, of near relatives from cancer, and the treatment undergone, at any period.
Two questions relating to family history have been added, and from
can scheme is the establishment of a limited number of cancer institutes equipped for all forms of treatment, Including an ade quate supply of radium and pro- vided with a staff of specialists.
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