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Domestic News
December 28, 1904
Palestine Daily Herald
Palestine, Anderson County, Texas
What is this article about?
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast of the University of Pennsylvania discovered that prolonged X-ray treatment on a negro patient for lupus caused the affected skin on the nose and face to turn white after over a month of daily sessions, as reported from Philadelphia.
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Novel Effect of X Ray Treatment.
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast, the University of Pennsylvania X ray specialist and skiographer, has discovered that the continued use of the X rays on negro patients produces a gradual change in the shade of the skin and that in time it becomes white, says a special dispatch from Philadelphia to the New York Herald. The discovery was made while treating a negro for lupus, which had affected the patient's nose and a part of the face. It was found that after treatment had been continued daily for over a month the skin on the affected part had become entirely white.
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast, the University of Pennsylvania X ray specialist and skiographer, has discovered that the continued use of the X rays on negro patients produces a gradual change in the shade of the skin and that in time it becomes white, says a special dispatch from Philadelphia to the New York Herald. The discovery was made while treating a negro for lupus, which had affected the patient's nose and a part of the face. It was found that after treatment had been continued daily for over a month the skin on the affected part had become entirely white.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Discovery
What keywords are associated?
X Ray Treatment
Skin Whitening
Lupus
Negro Patient
Pancoast Discovery
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Key Persons
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast
Outcome
the skin on the affected part became entirely white after over a month of daily treatment.
Event Details
Dr. Henry K. Pancoast discovered that continued X-ray treatment on negro patients causes gradual skin lightening to white, observed while treating a negro patient for lupus affecting the nose and part of the face.