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...secondary cancers. That radiation cures a cancer in one part of the body only to metastasize or shift it into another part, has been a credible theory. Cancer of the skin often follows irradiation of the cervix. X-raying of bladder tumors is often followed by cancer of the bone-marrow, lung, liver or skin. Cancer of the neck or throat frequently follows cure of a lip cancer. Doctors almost never discuss such questionable points with their patients, seldom mention them in print. But as Dr. Wood remarked in an editorial last week, ". . . in private conversation [of doctors] the opinion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Secondary Cancers | 1/18/1932 | See Source »

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