Cancer: Its Cause and Treatment, Volume 2 (of 2)Bulkley, Lucius Duncan
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Cancer: Its Cause and Treatment, Volume 2 (of 2)
Bulkley, Lucius Duncan
Cancer
I will not burden you with the many details recorded on her case paper,
but can only say that to-day she is as well a woman in every way as one
could wish. Her color is good, and a recent examination of her blood
showed hemoglobin 80 per cent, red blood cells 4,500,000, leukocytes
5,800, of which polynuclears 64 per cent, lymphocytes 27 per cent,
transitionals 8 per cent, and eosinophiles 1 per cent. She has made the
trip back and forth from Bangor, Maine, half a dozen or more times,
without fatigue, recently walked several miles, eats and sleeps well, is
no longer constipated, and has a good urinary excretion, with rather an
excess of solid contents; on December 6th she weighed 110½ pounds; her
normal weight before her sickness had always been 93 pounds.
On June 2nd she was examined by Dr. Janeway, who reported: “I find no
ulceration whatever on the cervix or vagina, the uterus is movable and
of normal size. There are no evidences of any disease remaining which
can be detected by examination.” On July 7th he wrote: “I have examined
Mrs. F. L. A. again and find that there has been no return of the
evidences of her disease.” On October 20th he wrote: “Mrs. F. L. A.
appears to be absolutely free from disease.” Her surgeon, Dr. McC.,
confirmed all this by examination. It is now over 9 months since she was
given 6 months to live, with an inoperable uterine cancer, and to-day is
in better health than she has been for years.
This patient had one single application of radium, as mentioned, on
March 25th, which probably aided in modifying the local disease, but it
would be beyond human credulity to believe that this was a very large
factor in restoring her to her present condition of health. The cure is,
of course, a very recent one, but there is no reason why the same
measures would not be effective should there be any return, as they are
directed against the real cause of the disease. Nor is there any
likelihood that there will be any possible relapse, as she is a most
intelligent patient who adheres strictly to the treatment and diet, and
will undoubtedly do so until directed otherwise.
Strangely enough another very similar case was also sent to me from
Bangor, Maine, which I will mention very briefly:
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