INDEX
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Acidity of saliva in cancer, 44, 146, 164, 199, 213, 221
Activity, increased surgical, not the solution of cancer problem, 242
Age as related to cancer, 50
Agnew on surgery in cancer, 93
Alcohol harmful in cancer, 157
Alkalescence of the blood in cancer, 132
Amino-acid nitrogen, increased in cancer, 42
Anabolism, 62
Anemia of cancer, 130
Appetite and taste, 63
Approach of death rate of cancer and tuberculosis, 87, 259
Argentine Republic, cancer in, 69
Australia, meat eating and cancer in, 70
Austria, cancer mortality in, 85
Bashford and Murray, 75
Basic cause of cancer, 147
Biopsy, danger of, in cancer, 123
Blindness as to results of surgery in cancer, 139, 240, 243
Blood in cancer, 131, 134, 137, 219, 235
Bones, cancer of, 130
Bovee on cancer of the uterus, 104
Breast, cancer of the, 97, 197 cancer mortality, 82 frequency of cancer in, 49
Butter, caloric value of, 166 value of, in cancer, 166, 263
Byrne, on cancer of the uterus, 102, 104
California, cancer mortality in, 79
Calories, daily amount of, in menu, 163
Cancer, anemia, 130 and civilization, 57, 72, 83 and dietary and medical treatment, results in, 188, 200‒237 and meat eating, 68‒71, 149
274Cancer, and nitrogenous matter, 37, 150 and rice eating, 168 and tuberculosis, approach of death rate of, 87, 241, 259 comparative death rates of, 241 basic cause of, 147, 261 blindness as to results of surgery in, 139, 240 blood in, 131 cases, personal, 196 conception of hitherto wrong, 240 daily amount of calories in, 163 diet for, 157 dietetic and medical treatment of, 144 disappearing under general medical treatment, 175, 200‒237 en cuirasse, 131 hemoglobin in, 134, 219 houses, 59 inoperable, benefited by medical treatment, 209, 217 medical treatment of, patience necessary in, 170 mortality, chart showing, 87 increased, since educational propaganda, 78, 88, 242 not a local disease, 67 of bones, 130 of the breast, 49, 97, 197 of the gall bladder, 106 of the lip, 95 of the liver, 129 of the lungs, 130 of the mouth, 95 of the rectum, 106 of the skin, 130 of the stomach, 105 of the tongue, 95 of the uterus, 102 cured by medical treatment, 200‒237 vegetarian diet in, 224, 228 patients, directions for, 155 primary, removed by medical treatment, 200, 208 problem, not settled yet, 143 not solved by greater surgical activity, 242 the real, 149, 239 recurrent, 119 and medical treatment, 208 benefited by medical treatment, 209, 211, 214 red blood cells in, 134, 137, 219 relation of climate to, 58 research, negative results of, 248 positive results of, 250 saliva acid in, 44, 146, 199, 213, 221 specialists, 155 the real problem of, 239 tissue, a product of systemic changes, 142, 244 275urinary excretion imperfect in, 173, 146, 218 urinary solids deficient in, 39, 172 urine deficient in, 146, 173, 218, 221 weight of patients in, 219, 226, 235 white blood corpuscles in, 219 wrong conception of, 240
Carcinoma cases, personal, 196
Carcinoma or epithelioma, 194, 195
Carcinosis, 130, 136
Catabolism, 62
Cause, basic, of cancer, 147, 261
Cereals, how cooked and eaten, 162, 164
Chalfant on cancer of the uterus, 105
Chart showing mortality of cancer, 87
Chewing, importance of, in cancer, 164
Chimney sweeper’s cancer, 53
Chocolate harmful in cancer, 157
Cities, cancer mortality in, 79
Civilization, and cancer, 83 cancer a disease of, 57, 72, 83
Climate, relation of, to cancer, 58
Clinic, medical, for cancer, 153
Clinical and statistical studies, results of, 254
Codeia, harm from, in cancer, 136
Coe, H. C., on breast cancer, 98
Coffee harmful in cancer, 157
Comparative death rates of cancer and tuberculosis, 87, 241
Conception of cancer hitherto wrong, 240
Conclusions, 139, 269
Confidence of patient to be secured, 170
Constipation very common in cancer, 173
Contagion of cancer, 21
Cure of cancer, time of, 124
Currier on cancer of the uterus, 103
Cutaneous epithelioma, excluded, 94, 192
Danger from excising specimens for diagnosis, 123 from nitrate of silver in epithelioma, 193 from thyroid extract in cancer, 212, 269 of imperfected medical treatment, 270 of spreading cancer, 122
Death rate of cancer and tuberculosis compared, 87, 241, 259
Deaths from cancer in New York City, 80
276Deficiency of urine in cancer, 146, 173, 218, 221
Definition of cancer, 20, 47
Denmark, cancer mortality in, 85
Diabetes, relation of, to cancer, 147
Diet and cancer, 55 for cancer patients and prophylaxis, 157 relation of, to cancer, 61
Dietary card for cancer patients, 154
Dietetic and medical treatment of cancer, 144 duration of, 151 results from, 188 in sarcoma, 231
Difficulty in carrying out medical treatment, 114, 152, 186
Directions for cancer patients, 155
Duration of dietary and medical treatment, 151 of observation affecting cancer statistics, 92
Educational propaganda increasing cancer mortality, 78, 88, 242
“Embryonic rests” in cancer, 20
End results of cancer cases, 108, 112
England, increase of cancer in, with increased meat eating, 69
England and Wales, cancer mortality in, 83
Engleman on cancer of the uterus, 104
Epithelioma, 192 of the skin, excluded from present study, 192 statistics of, 94 or carcinoma, 194 warning against use of nitrate of silver in, 193
Error as to non-increase of cancer mortality, 74
Erythrocytes in cancer, 134, 137, 219
Exact diet for cancer, 157
Exercise, relation of, to cancer, 56
Females, relative frequency of cancer in, 49, 50
Fletcherizing, importance of, in cancer, 164
Food, relation of, to cancer, 60, 149, 152
France, cancer mortality in, 85
Fredrick on cancer of the uterus, 103
Frequency of cancer in males and females, 49
Friedenwald on cancer of the stomach, 106
Gall bladder, cancer of, 106
German Empire, cancer mortality in, 85
Good health and cancer, 35
277Handley permeation theory, 126
Hartwell on breast cancer, 100
Hemoglobin in cancer, 134, 219 in sarcoma, 235
Henrotin on cancer of the uterus, 103
Heredity and cancer, 21
Hertzler on cancer of the lip, 95
Heurtaux on breast cancer, 99
Hildebrand on breast cancer, 97, 101
Hoffman on mortality from cancer throughout the world, 76 on real increase of cancer, 86
Holland, cancer mortality in, 85
Hormone of cancerous tissue, 133
Hungary, cancer mortality in, 85
Imperfect medical treatment, danger of, 270
Importance of plasma of blood, 132 of proper mastication in cancer, 164
Increase of cancer in England, 68 in cancer mortality, 74 in the United States, 77 throughout world, 76
Inoperable cancer, 113 benefited by medical treatment, 209, 217
Intestinal elimination, faulty in cancer, 43, 173 relation of, to cancer, 43
Ireland, cancer mortality in, 85
Iron, value of, in cancer, 182
Italy, cancer mortality in, 85 meat eating and cancer in, 71
Kentucky, cancer mortality in, 81
King and Newsholme, 75
Klein on cancer of the uterus, 103
Leucocytes in cancer, 134, 219, 235
Levin on breast cancer, 98
Limit of time of cure of cancer, 125
Lip, cancer of, statistics, 95
Liver, cancer of, 129
Locality, relation of, to cancer, 58
Lubhardy on breast cancer, 97
Lungs, cancer of, 130
Lymphatic system and cancer, 128
Lymphocytes in cancer, 135
Maine, cancer mortality in, 79, 81
278Males, relative frequency of cancer in, 49, 50
Malignant disease, personal statistics of, 191
Massachusetts, cancer mortality in, 79
Masticating, importance of, in cancer, 164
Mayo on cancer of the breast, 97 on cancer of the rectum, 106 on cancer of the stomach, 105, 106
Meat eating and cancer, 69, 149
Medical and dietetic treatment, of cancer, 144 results from, 188, 200‒237 of sarcoma, 231
Medical clinic for cancer, 153
Medicinal treatment of cancer, 169, 175 imperfect, danger of, 270 patience and perseverance needed in, 170 in inoperable cancer, 209, 217 in recurrent cancer, 209, 211, 214
Menu for treatment and prophylaxis of cancer, 157
Metabolism and cancer, 34, 62
Metastases, 126 by inoculation, 127 mode of occurrence of, 126
Meyer, Willy, on breast cancer, 100
Mode of life and cancer, 60
Modes of development of recurrent cancer, 121
Montana, cancer mortality in, 81
Morphia, harm from, in cancer, 136
Morphine less often needed under dietetic and medical treatment, 174
Mortality from cancer, 74 about 90 per cent, 143 chart of, 87 in cities, 79 in different States, 79 increased since educational propaganda, 78, 88, 242
Mouth, cancer of, 95
Mundé on cancer of the uterus, 104
Murphy on end result of operations on breast cancer, 97
Negative results of cancer laboratory research, 248
New Hampshire, cancer mortality in, 79
New York Board of Health and cancer diagnosis, 123
New York City, cancer death rate in, 80
279New Zealand, meat eating and cancer in, 69
Nitrate of silver, warning against, in epithelioma, 193
Nitrogenous matter, relation of, to cancer, 37, 150 metabolism and cancer, 65 partition, imperfect, in cancer, 37, 42
Norway, cancer mortality in, 82, 85
Nuts, protein content of, 72
Obesity, cancer with, 33, 55, 97
Occupation, and cancer, 51
Optimism of physician necessary, 170
Origin of cancer, 119, 147
Oxyproteic acid, relation of, to cancer, 42
Paget’s disease, 97
Parasites and cancer, 21
Patience and perseverance necessary in medical treatment of cancer, 170
Permanent cure of breast cancer, 97
Permeation theory of Handley, 126
Perseverance necessary in medical treatment of cancer, 170
Personal carcinoma cases, 196 sarcoma cases, 196
Phosphorus, value of, in cancer, 183
Plasma of blood, importance of, 132
Polak on cancer of the uterus, 105
Polk on cancer of the uterus, 104
Polynuclears, activity of, in cancer, 137
Positive results of cancer laboratory research, 250
Potassium, value of, in cancer, 138
Precancerous lesions, 94
Primary cancer removed by medical treatment, 200‒208
Problem, cancer, not solved by greater surgical activity, 143, 242 the real, 239
Product of systemic changes, cancer tissue a, 142, 244
Propaganda, educational, increasing cancer mortality, 88, 242
Prophylaxis of cancer, 144, 167
Protein and cancer, 37, 64 content of certain vegetables and nuts, 72
Quack claims of cure of cancer, 118
Race, relation of, to cancer, 56
Real cancer problem, 149, 239
280Reasons for adherence to surgical treatment of cancer, 140 for inoperability of cancer, 116
Rectum, cancer of, 106
Recurrence of cancer, time of, 124
Recurrent cancer, 119 and medical treatment, 208 benefited by medical treatment, 209, 211, 214 of rectum, 107
Red blood cells in cancer, 134, 137, 219 in sarcoma, 235
Reinecke on cancer of the uterus, 103
Research, cancer, negative results of, 248 positive results of, 250
Results of clinical and statistical studies, 254 of dietary and medical treatment, 188, 200‒237
Rheumatism and cancer, 33
Rice, relation of, to cancer, 168
Ross, Forbes, on cancer, 136 on potassium in cancer, 176, 179
Salivary secretion, acid, in cancer, 44, 146, 164, 199, 213, 221
Sarcoma, and medical treatment, 231
Sarcoma cases, personal, 196, 230 cured by dietary and medical treatment, 189, 236
Segond on cancer of the uterus, 104
Sex, relation of, to frequency of cancer, 49
Skin, cancer of the, 130 excluded from the present study, 192 statistics of, 94
Smith, Lapthorne, on cancer of the uterus, 104
Solids, urinary, in cancer, 39, 172
Stage of disease affecting cancer statistics, 90
Statistical and clinical studies, results of, 254
Statistics of cancer, affected by duration of observation, 92 affected by stage of disease, 92 surgical, 74
Statistics, elements affecting, 89 personal, of malignant disease, 191, 196
Stomach, cancer of, 105 frequency of, 50 mortality of, 82, 106
Stools, importance of inspecting, 184
Sulphur partition, imperfect, in cancer, 43
Summary, 239
Surgery in cancer, blindness as to end results
281of, 139, 240, 243
Surgical activity, greater, not the solution of cancer problem, 242
Surgical statistics of cancer, 74
Systemic changes, causal relationship of, to cancer, 142, 244
Taste, gratification of, 63
Thyroid extract, danger from, in cancer, 212, 269
Time of recurrence of cancer, 124
Tongue, cancer of the, 95
Touching up epithelioma with nitrate of silver dangerous, 193
Trauma of lymphatics, increasing cancer, 45
Traumatism and cancer, 21
Treatment of cancer, dietetic and medical, 144
Tuberculosis and cancer, comparative death rates of, 87, 241, 259
Tuberculosis, decline of mortality of, 87 lessons to be learned from, 241
Tuttle on cancer of rectum, 106
United States, cancer statistics in, 77, 87
United States, meat eating and cancer in, 69
Uric acid and cancer, 37, 201
Urinary acidity in cancer, 41
Urinary solids deficient in cancer, 39, 172
Urine, in cancer, 37 deficient, 146, 173, 218, 221 volumetric analysis of, guiding treatment, 172
Utah, cancer mortality in, 79
Uterus, cancer of the, 102 cured by medical treatment, 222, 228 frequency of, 49 mortality in, 82 vegetarian diet in, 224, 228
Van de Warker on cancer of the uterus, 104
Variety of medical treatment necessary, 151
Vegetable soup, how made, 162, 165
Vegetables, protein content of, 72
Vegetarian diet, arresting inoculated cancer, 253 for cancer, 153 in cancer of the uterus, 224, 228
Vegetarians and cancer, 71
Vermont, cancer mortality in, 79, 81
282Vitamines and cancer, 165
Volumetric analysis of the urine, 172
Warning as to nitrate of silver in epithelioma, 193
Waste in preparation of certain foods, 165
Water, how taken in cancer, 161
Weight of cancer patients, 219, 226, 235
Wertheim on cancer of the uterus, 102
White blood cells in cancer, 134, 219 in sarcoma, 235
World statistics of cancer, 76
Wrong conception of cancer, 240
X-ray causing cancer, 52