Show Seek Ways Trays To f Detect Cancer f We do not know how long it will take one two year II three-but three we hope soon to have ha a quick way of detecting detecting detecting detect- detect ing cancer according to Edmond Edmond Edmond Ed- Ed EdI I mond R R. Sahag vice president president president dent and general manager mana-ger manager of ol Microbiological Inc ji j i MR SAHAG was the speaker speak speak- er at the regular South Davis Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Com- Comi i merce luncheon last Tues Tues- day The present method of cancer detection dejection de is for the patient to go to the doctor when one of the seven signs j i appears This is often too toolate late Mr Sahag said WE ARE working on a method that would require i just a blood sample The I blood is drawn separated in serum and the serum checked check- check i j ed with known cancer to see if it reacts TI This s method is now used with LE a disease with no known cure But early detection detection de de- de- de is helpful We have havea I Ia a test that takes one and I one-half one hours and does not oot require much training o give it THE FORMER test for LE took one and one half I days day's plus a trained person I We hope to use much the I same test for cancer I i I WHAT ARE the problems that must be worked out Our big problem now is to j I I learn to grow cancer cells from a starter rather than taking them from a cancer These will be necessary for I the testing IT T IS HARD to give a firm time required to overCome overcome overcome over over- come the problems in research research research re re- search because we may spend three months on something only to find out we are not getting anywhere The firm now located in Salt Lake City hopes to move to Bountiful around the first of the year he noted We plan to use the old South Davis Clinic corner of South and East THIS WILL BE of great value to us because Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- has a large crew of talent that can be used The I location near the hospital is good god he said i We now have six employees I working on the LE kit This I could grow to many more Actually we see much of our business as packaging rather than manufacturing he said |