-CANCER : - ITS CONTROL AND PREVENTION. By G. F.
Hall-Edwards. (Cornish Bros. 2s. net.)—Cancer : Control and Prevention, is a little book by the late Dr. John Hall-Edwards written for the 'purpose "of explaining to the general public the important known facts about cancer and in particular to broadcast the fact that cancer is only an incurable disease in its later stages. In its earliest stages, well described in this book, cancer can often be completely eradicated by the surgeon or in certain instances successfully treated by medical means. The author himself was a martyr to science, and died shortly after this book appeared. He was a radiologist with the British Forces during the Boer War; after which he suffered so severely from X-ray burns that his left arm and most of his right hand were removed. In spite of this he served as a con- sulting surgeon radiologist to military hospitals during the late War ; he edited the archives of the Röntgen Ray Society, And took an active interest in other scientific work. This valuable book on the control and prevention of cancer was one of the last concerns of his life.
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