Transmissibility and curability of cancer / by William Seaman Bainbridge.

  • Bainbridge, William Seaman, 1870-1947.
Date:
1907
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Credit: Transmissibility and curability of cancer / by William Seaman Bainbridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    (8) That the communication of cancer from man to man is so rare, if it really occurs at all, that it can practically be disregarded. (9) That in cancer, as in all other disease, attention to diet, exercise and proper hygienic surroundings is of the utmost importance. (10) That cancer is local in its beginning. (11) That, when accessible, it may, i*i its in- cipiency, be removed by radical operation so perfectly that the chances are overwhelmingly in favor of its non-recurrence. (12) That once it has advanced beyond the stage of cure, in many cases suffering may be palliated and life prolonged by surgical means. (13) That while other methods of treatment may, in some cases, offer hope for the cancer victim, the evidence is conclusive that surgery, for operable cases, affords the surest means of cure.