. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . ividuality of the case has much to doin governing the procedures, and experience only can teachthis valuable lesson, and at best many accidents will occurin skilled hands, which might have been otherwise, had aslight change been made in the conduct of the case. It is impossible to give any definite rules of action. Goodjudgment, foresight, and experience will increase the numberof successes in this otherwise hopeless class of cases. It maybe said, however, that the patients life, which may be short
. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . ividuality of the case has much to doin governing the procedures, and experience only can teachthis valuable lesson, and at best many accidents will occurin skilled hands, which might have been otherwise, had aslight change been made in the conduct of the case. It is impossible to give any definite rules of action. Goodjudgment, foresight, and experience will increase the numberof successes in this otherwise hopeless class of cases. It maybe said, however, that the patients life, which may be short-ened, under these conditions, will fortunately be somewhatrelieved of. suffering in the employment of another effort forrecovery. The physician who would protect his own good name whentreating cases of internal cancer must be open and candid at theoutset in explaining the possibility of accidents and shouldalways give a most guarded prognosis, as favorable resultscan be obtained in but a small percentage of cases of internalcancer. Cancer in the pelvis offers more favorable results than the. es as o w 3 -I JZ _ w o -O X 6 TREATMENT OF SARCOMA AND CARCINOMA. 259 preceding class of cases, because of the obvious advantages ofdrainage. Cancer of the uterus is a condition which the advent of theX-ray in therapeutics offers a most hopeful prognosis. Theresults already promise great alleviation and clinical improve-ment in all cases, and we believe, properly associated with thesurgical procedures, it will be possible to cure very many ofthese cases. It should not be sought in any instance to pre-serve any portion of the organ in question, placed as it is
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