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October 10, 1902
The Holt County Sentinel
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri
What is this article about?
Leslie's Weekly reports investigations linking cancer to improper food/drink, excessive smoking (e.g., Gen. Grant's lip/mouth cancer), and microbes in smelly foreign cheeses; advises moderation in smoking and avoiding decayed foods.
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Some Causes of Cancer.
Recent investigations point to the conclusion that one of the causes of cancer is improper food and drink, says Leslie's Weekly. That cancer of the lips and mouth are caused by excessive smoking is now a fact established by the case of Gen. Grant and others, and it has been intimated that cancer microbes have been found in certain vile smelling foreign cheeses, for which some fashionable people profess to have a great liking. So far as the malady is traceable to causes like these the remedy to be applied is simple and easy, viz., to smoke moderately, if at all, and to let all moldy and decayed articles of food alone, no matter if gourmets pretend to like them.
Recent investigations point to the conclusion that one of the causes of cancer is improper food and drink, says Leslie's Weekly. That cancer of the lips and mouth are caused by excessive smoking is now a fact established by the case of Gen. Grant and others, and it has been intimated that cancer microbes have been found in certain vile smelling foreign cheeses, for which some fashionable people profess to have a great liking. So far as the malady is traceable to causes like these the remedy to be applied is simple and easy, viz., to smoke moderately, if at all, and to let all moldy and decayed articles of food alone, no matter if gourmets pretend to like them.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Cancer Causes
Smoking
Food Microbes
Gen Grant
Cheeses
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Grant
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Key Persons
Gen. Grant
Story Details
Recent investigations suggest cancer caused by improper food and drink, excessive smoking leading to lip and mouth cancer as in Gen. Grant's case, and microbes in vile-smelling foreign cheeses; remedy is moderate smoking and avoiding moldy food.