Show Doctors Report Radioactive I Arsenic Used for Cancer LANTIC l ANTIC CITY N. N The J.-The J. J The first first use u. u of radioactive arsenic for cancer cancer cancer can can- was reported to the American Association tion for Cancer Research This arsenic is made in on an atomic I energy furnace at the Argonne laboratory laboratory lab lab- oratory near Chicago It is used on human leukemia and Hodgkins disease disease disease dis dis- ease both incurable forms of can can- The report was made by Drs WilI Will Wil- Wil lam I Le 0 Ov 0 ia l I tin Un M M. nr Brues es tI W ard D iE rr I R Hol Holert oib T ert Straube and Thomas Kelley ol ot the Argonne and the University oC of Chicago department of medicine Arsenic is one of the old remedies for both diseases It never cured Nor was it known why the arsenic arsenio was beneficial The new form known as Arsenic 78 emitting strong radioactive rays is used for tor two purposes One Is la t to tl try to learn why arsenic is bene bene- tidal The other is to find out whether this new form may be more mort useful for people with the diseases |