On the treatment of cancer / by John Clay.

  • Clay, John, 1821-1894.
Date:
1882
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On the treatment of cancer / by John Clay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    internal treatment would eventually cause the growth to disappear, the removal of the latter is expedited by the local measures advised on page 33. In cancer of the rectum the same mode of treatment is necessary as in cancer of the uterus, and in other forms of cancer where the growth is situated externally, and is in a state of ulceration the use of the powder is indicated. In cancer of the uterus and rectum the powder is applied by means of an insufflator. Messrs. Mappin, of 12, New Street, Birmingham, make several varieties of my insufflators, which are shown in the following woodcuts :— Intra-Uterine Insufflator, in German Silver, Electro-Plated; and in Morocco Case with four Stoppered Bottles. Vaginal Insufflator, German Silver, Electro-Plated. Vaginal Insufflator, Vulcanite.
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