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Title: American X-ray journal
Year: 1902 (1900s)
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Subjects: X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: St. Louis : American X-Ray Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
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s cell growth, not governed, bythe influence of the regular normal tis-sue change, it appears logical to makeexperiments and observations to find theremedy which will destroy the tumor bycausing early and steady degenerationof its parenchyma, or which possessesthe property of converting embryonicinto mature epithelial cells, thus con-verting a carcinoma into a benign epithe-lioma. Dr. G. Wiley Broome, in the St,Louis Medical Review, holds to the viewthat carcinoma- is a parasitic disease.He, however, acknowledges that labora-tory researches are not yet conclusive.He says: The distinctive character ofmalignant tumors in the rapidity of theirdevelopment, the extension of metas-tasis, which so strongly resemble thoseof diseases known to be due to bacteria,the cachexia out of proportion to theextent of the local disease, and suggest-ing the formation of a toxic substance,the fact that a spontaneous cure nevertakes place, the disease moving onwardrelentlessly to the fatal issue, and final-
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Cured by X-Rays after 100 Treatments.Case of Dr. I. N. Scott, Kansas City, Mo. ly the liability of recurrence even afteroperation, are so many clinical evidencespointing to a parasitic origin. La-boratory researches are not yet conclu- THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL. 989 sive, but point to this origin. Plimmerexamined microscopically 1,298 cases ofcarcinoma, in 1,130 of which he foundparasitic organisms, while ninety of theentire number were unfit for examina-tion. He states positively that thosebodies are constantly present in cancerand constantly absent in other diseasesor degenerative conditions. The au-thor believes the outlook to be veryhopeful as regards the discovery of thecause and the cure of cancer. In a paper read before the AmericanDermatological Association, May, 1901,Dr. William Allen Pussey, of Chicago,says: As Oudin, Berthelemy and Da-rier have shown, the effect of thex-rays upon the epithelial structures ofthe skin is to increase the vitalityof the least differentiated sk

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