. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . isease, and yet if the cells arenot within the zone of efficient radiation,they are not completely annihilated andreproduce themselves easily in a weakenedconstitution. Heuser is of the opinion thatthe radiologist ought to submit cancerouspatients to treatment prior to operationso as to destroy partially the malignantcells and thus render them less such a tumor is removed we proba-bly extract one that is not so liable toreproduce itself. By this process bettercures will be obtained than by treating
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . isease, and yet if the cells arenot within the zone of efficient radiation,they are not completely annihilated andreproduce themselves easily in a weakenedconstitution. Heuser is of the opinion thatthe radiologist ought to submit cancerouspatients to treatment prior to operationso as to destroy partially the malignantcells and thus render them less such a tumor is removed we proba-bly extract one that is not so liable toreproduce itself. By this process bettercures will be obtained than by treatingthe patient during other stages, such asafter the operation. The type of rays employed should besuited to the cells. Some cells are curedwith soft rays, others yielding to hard , there are certain cells whichcannot be destroyed except by otherbiological means. Statistics show that the probability ofimprovement depends upon the location,the class of ceil in each location, thecondition of the patients organic activ-ities, and lastly, on the procedure which has. Fig. 5. Photograph of Dr. Carlos Heuser, Buenos Aires. been followed to attempt a cure of thecancer. Heuser submits as highly valuable datasuch cases as the prostate, the uterus,sarcomas and carcinomas of large , in-so-far as carcinoma of thethroat, tongue and stomach are concerned,it is not possible to obtain permanent cures,although temporary improvement isachieved extending over a period of a! fewmonths. The carcinomas which dissolverapidly and contract a second infectionmove ^ very swiftly, while those whichdisappear gradually are more readily cured. In regard to uterine fibroids, Heusersucceeded in reducing the volume by 80per cent, and for the remaining nucleus 760 Editorials he recommends removal, since it is difficultto forecast developments within four orsix subsequent years. On his records hehas 3 cases of fibroid tumors whichwere treated between 1912 and 1914, ailof whom died in 1921
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