Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-17 | Page 1 | Astronomical Device Helps Treat Cancer

Astronomical Device Helps I T Treat rea t Cancer Spectroscope Permits Early and Accurate Diagnosis of Disease CAMBRIDGE Mass Jul July 17 P New R New qualities in cancerous blood discovered by the spectroscope spectroscope spectroscope spec spec- a scientific instrument which astronomers use were reported reported re reo re- re ported today to the conference on spectroscopy meeting at at- atMas Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- Institute of Technology ogy The spectroscope which accurately accurately tells the kinds of or atoms on distant stars indicates that cancerous cancerous can can- cerous blood is different from that of 01 cancer free subjects These spectroscopic studies were made on rats mostly but a few have very recently been tried on human beings and indicated that the same telltale differences ex- ex 1st there too The implications are arc that the spectroscope may lead to methods methods meth meth- of diagnosing cancer in its earl early stages when it is frequently frequent frequent- ly easil easily curable by ordinary medical treatments Such early diagnosis does docs not exist now The report was made by Dr E. E B B. o of the University of Pennsylvania The work was done there in the last six months in the cancer research institute under the direction of Dr Ellice McDonald and with collaboration of Dr A A. J. J Allen