. Practical electro-therapeutics and X-ray therapy : with chapters on phototherapy, X-ray in eye surgery, X-ray in dentistry, and medico-legal aspect of the X-ray . Pig. 129.—Cancerous growth of the eye and temple (third degree). the disease in other less fortified locations, as in the deeper lym-phatic glands and the internal organs. In a case of recurrent can-cer of the uterus, x-ray treatment greatly improved the pelvic symp-toms, and we were much encouraged, when the patient developedcancer of the stomach and soon died. The subject shown in Fig. 129 was brought to the author by Doc-tor Wm.
. Practical electro-therapeutics and X-ray therapy : with chapters on phototherapy, X-ray in eye surgery, X-ray in dentistry, and medico-legal aspect of the X-ray . Pig. 129.—Cancerous growth of the eye and temple (third degree). the disease in other less fortified locations, as in the deeper lym-phatic glands and the internal organs. In a case of recurrent can-cer of the uterus, x-ray treatment greatly improved the pelvic symp-toms, and we were much encouraged, when the patient developedcancer of the stomach and soon died. The subject shown in Fig. 129 was brought to the author by Doc-tor Wm. G. Elliott, then of West, Texas. Besides the growth seenon the side of the face, the left eye was a mass of cancerous tissue and X-RAY THERAPY 293 his condition was entirely hopeless. He lived only a short timeafter this visit. Cases of this nature are quite common. Many ofthem are so far advanced that it is impossible to do anythingfor them. It is hard to inform a patient that he has waited toolong and that nothing can be done to benefit him, but, when such isthe case, we are forced to do our plain duty and state, the Fig. 130.—Epithelioma of the neck (third degree). Fig. 130 represents a case of epithelioma of the skin in all of itsdreadful manifestations. Shortly before the death of the old gen-tleman who is the subject of the illustration he wrote the authora long letter, describing in detail all that had transpired from thetime the growth was first noticed, as a mere scale on the side of theneck, to the time of writing. The letter would be interesting read-ing, but it is too lengthy for insertion here, and is a repetition of 29-i PRACTICAL ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS AND X-RAY THERAPY the experience of every case of the same nature. He gives a minutedescription of the usual temporary methods of treatment and hisjourneys from place to place in search of relief or cure, withoutfinding either. This man died a victim of skin cancer, eitherthrough his own neglect or becau
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