Word: polycythemia
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Dates: during 1946-1946
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...seek out and destroy cancer cells without harming normal body cells. All known drugs fail. But radioactive isotopes of elements normally used by the body have recently been found to be effective against two diseases helpful in studying cancer. The diseases: 1) hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland); 2) polycythemia (overactivity of tissues which manufacture red blood cells...
Blood-forming tissues, similarly, have an affinity for phosphorus. Radioactive phosphorus alleviates polycythemia...