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November 3, 1957
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The International Surgery Society's 17th congress in Mexico City ends with doctors from 22 nations cautioning against false hopes for early cancer cures, emphasizing need for more research despite advances in surgery, hormones, and radiation.
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Doctors Warn Against Early Cure of Cancer
MEXICO CITY - (INS)- The International Surgery Society closed a week-long meeting in Mexico City Saturday with a strong word of caution against false hopes for the early cure of cancer -- man's most dreaded killer.
The consensus of doctors from 22 nations who attended the Society's seventeenth congress was that much investigation and experimentation still had to be done before scientists know cancer well enough to effect a cure.
Dr. Manuel Velasco Arce of Mexico pointed out that the mortality rate "is still very high." This summed up the sentiments of all doctors at the congress.
His colleague, Dr. Horacio Alzeo, said that despite the use of new surgical and hormonal techniques in treating breast cancer, results have not been as encouraging as expected and hoped for.
Referring to another weapon in the cancer-fighting arsenal, Greek professor Oeconomos said radiation has had only one sure result: reducing the cancer death rate.
Prof. Pierre F. Denoix of France stressed that the size of the malignancy is not an indication of its seriousness. The impression, he said, is that an operation on a small cancer has more chance of success than when the tumor is large, while the reverse is often true.
MEXICO CITY - (INS)- The International Surgery Society closed a week-long meeting in Mexico City Saturday with a strong word of caution against false hopes for the early cure of cancer -- man's most dreaded killer.
The consensus of doctors from 22 nations who attended the Society's seventeenth congress was that much investigation and experimentation still had to be done before scientists know cancer well enough to effect a cure.
Dr. Manuel Velasco Arce of Mexico pointed out that the mortality rate "is still very high." This summed up the sentiments of all doctors at the congress.
His colleague, Dr. Horacio Alzeo, said that despite the use of new surgical and hormonal techniques in treating breast cancer, results have not been as encouraging as expected and hoped for.
Referring to another weapon in the cancer-fighting arsenal, Greek professor Oeconomos said radiation has had only one sure result: reducing the cancer death rate.
Prof. Pierre F. Denoix of France stressed that the size of the malignancy is not an indication of its seriousness. The impression, he said, is that an operation on a small cancer has more chance of success than when the tumor is large, while the reverse is often true.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Cancer Treatment
Surgery Congress
Mortality Rate
Radiation Therapy
Breast Cancer
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Manuel Velasco Arce
Dr. Horacio Alzeo
Prof. Oeconomos
Prof. Pierre F. Denoix
Where did it happen?
Mexico City
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Key Persons
Dr. Manuel Velasco Arce
Dr. Horacio Alzeo
Prof. Oeconomos
Prof. Pierre F. Denoix
Location
Mexico City
Event Date
Saturday
Story Details
International Surgery Society congress concludes with caution on cancer cure hopes; high mortality persists despite surgical, hormonal, and radiation advances; tumor size not indicative of seriousness.