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Apparently this Mr. X went around to every mailbox in the college at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and dropped a little card, reputedly from the Department of Hygiene, announcing a lecture on "The Scientific Aspects of Birth Control." Dr. Arnold N. Childes, a mythical medico, was scheduled to give the lecture...
Died. Wesley M. Coates, 29, codesigner of a new 1,200,000-volt X-ray machine for treating cancer in Columbia University's Institute of Cancer Research; by electrocution, after brushing against a 5,000-volt feed-in wire; in his X-ray room...
...only consolation Mr. X had was an agreement signed by Mrs. Clarke to pay him 10% of whatever cash she may receive out of the $500,000 Stork Derby...
...press ousted "Mr. X" Madill loudly rehearsed his misfortunes: "The Judge told me to keep away from Mrs. Clarke and not bother her any more. But I wanted to have one more talk with...
Investigators have at last got a glimmering of what causes cancer. Some people in herit a susceptibility to the disease. But they do not develop cancer unless some susceptible part of the body is unduly irritated by: 1) carcinogenic chemicals, 2) physical agents (X-rays, strong sun light, repeated abrasions as from a jagged tooth), 3) possibly, biological products produced by parasites. Carcinogenic chemicals occur in coal tar, bile acids, female sex hormone. However, no one under stands the exact way in which any of these causes cancer in those individuals who are susceptible to cancer...