Show Chemical Which Causes Artificial Cancer in Animals May Point Way To Discovery of of Cure for Disease Scientists Study Histories of Patients to Find Contributing Contributing Con Con- g Factors By now HOWARD ARD W. W BLAKESLEE Associated Press Tress Science Editor NEW YORK Jan 16 A 16 A synthetic chemical named 1256 a a substance with a arc arc- re remarkable remarkable re- re shape shape produces produces cancer in animals This is announced today in the American Journal of Cancer as a discovery of three British physicians The synthetic compound is er demonstration that the shape in m which simple elements clements are arc combined the the arrangements of their atoms atoms- sometimes determines their effect on onman man Harmless hydrogen and carbon carbon- nothing else compose else compose 1256 But these carbon anc and hydrogen atoms are arc put together In five rings having six sides each These rings are joined so that they resemble a crude sketch by a child of a short fat worm having an overgrown overgrown overgrown over over- grown head sticking up at one end endt and a grotesque lump of a tail hanging hanging hanging hang hang- ing at the other The synthetic chemical is useful says Dr Francis Carter Wood of Columbia Columbia Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia university editor of the journal journal jour jour- nal as an aid to find out more about abou cancer The next step stephe he says will be beto beto beto to find out whether any close relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives of this compound or the com corn itself occur In the structures structure of f the bod body where the cancer has originated In other words whether these or similar chemicals produce only an artificial sort ci ol cancer o or whether they are arc responsible for th the cancer which ordinarily occurs in men and animals Seeking possible contributing causes of cancer of the stomach ii In Inthe inthe the life histories of 36 patients Lloyd Lloy F. F Craver Graver M M. D. D of the Memorial Memoria hospital New York City reports The following factors stood in th the higher ranks Poor teeth lack o of teeth other intestinal gastro diseases heat of ingested food tood and drink irregularity ir irregularity irregularity ir- ir regularity of meals lack of water seasoning drugs cathartics rap rapid eating tobacco and alcohol in the orden order order or or- der den named From a study of cancer of th the esophagus in 18 patients Dr Craver Crave finds The following attained th the higher scores Tobacco alcohol lac lack of water poor teeth lack of teeth and drugs cathartics |