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10 MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or. C Sunday, March 6, 1960 'Atopic' Allergy Said Protection Against Cancer By DELOS SMITH UPI Science Edilor New York -TJPD- A statisti cal study suggests that "atop ic" allergy, which makes its victims miser able period! cally in the well - known allergic ways, has the hid den virtue of protect ing them from cancer. Dr.. Elmer Deios smith W. Fisherman, allergy scientist of the Uni versity of Illinois, Chicago, undertook the study because of the growing body of evi dence that there are natural body defenses against cancer. "These may explain the dif ference between a cancer prone and a cancer-resistant person and differences in the rate of tumor growth, inva siveness, curability, and, on very rare occasions, spontane ous disappearance of the ma lignancy," he said. Response of Chemistry "Atopic" allergy represents an excessive response of de fensive body chemistry to for eign substances, such as house dust or pollen, to which it is sensitive. Non-allergic people have a defensive chemistry which isn't sensitive to these substances. For the purpose of his study, Fisherman assumed that the body chemistries of "a t o p i c" allergy's victims would react to any develop ing cancer cells as they'd re act to other foreign substanc es - or "antigens." That is, they'd over-react and so, over protect. Whether this is so or not can't be demonstrated chemi cally; the science of biochem istry hasn't advanced far enough to do that. Hence, it is a theoretical idea, but one backed by a large number of related facts. Fisherman investigated the allergy status of 1,185 cancer patients. His definition of "atopic" allergy was rigid, to rule out those who had some what similar sensitivities and allergic symptoms. Of the 1, 185 only 38 were atopically allereic. or 3.2 per cent of the total. Startling Discoveries The accepted figure for the total population is about Der cent. But at the same time, Fisherman was making the same investigation in 298 hospital patients whose trou bles had nothing to do with cancer. Of these 298, 12.9 per cent were subject to "atopic' allergy. Fisherman made some star tling discoveries when he in vestigated the allergy histo ries of the 38 cancer patients atopically allergic. He discov ered that 14 of the 38 had been but were no longer; their al lergic symptoms had disap peared 10 or more years be fore their cancers developed Two more had noticed that their allergic symptoms were diminishing at about the time they were developing symp toms of cancer. Of the re maining 22, only one was se verely allergic. Fisherman reported his findings to the technical jour nal of the American Academy of Allergy. ' ' 1 Patchwork Garden Market Values Off Nearly $5 Billion New York-(UPD-Stock prices went into a decline last week that cut market values by nearly $5 billion. Railroad issues headed the selloff, dropping the rail av erage to a new 16-month low. The Dow-Jones rail average dropped 3.92 points, lowest since the 4.58 point drop Nov. 24. 1958. Industrials lost 9.32 points in their average, blue chip selling brought losses of 3 points in DuPont and General Electric and steels dropped as much as 3 points. The severity of the market decline was interpreted in some quarters to a second "selling climax" most traders had been waiting for. The first took place in mid-February. VITAMIN SOURCE Tomatoes are one of the richest sources of vitamin C. REGISTERING TO VOTE Negroes are shown standing in line to register to vote at Somerville, Term. Negro leaders had call ed for a "march" of 1,000 Negroes to regis ter, but far less showed up, possibly because of ice and snow. About 75 whites and 75 Negroes were registered. The Negroes claim Fayette county Democratic primaries are for "whites only." (UPI Telephoto) There's never a dull mo ment in quilt-making! 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Would Pleas Jayno Or he could be listening to the philosophy of Jayne Mans field. "If I had one named af ter me, I would be very, very pleased," she told United Press International. Her voice got downright husky when she- got to th "very very" part. He might make the mistake of trying the idea out on Va nessa Brown. She aoesnt want any part of it. The weather bureau, in the past, has drawn up a new list of feminine names for hurricanes and tropical storms each year. It was careful not to repeat any of them. But, it decided, the striin was just too much. It has revealed a new list with 84 names on it - a four year sup ply. There are 21 names for each year and, unless the bureau changes its forecast, the lists will be rotated ad infintum. It may take "a will of iron. "I think," says Miss Mans field persuasively, "that if they were to use the names of very famous stars, people would really perk up their ears and more could be done to combat hurricanes. I have had a lot of gentlemen say they would like to do a little combating with me.'.' . For Peace or Beauty "Gee. I think that's ter rible," Vanessa Brown declar ed. "I don't care to wreak destruction personally or na tionally. I would much rather be the inspiration for peace or beauty or some new form of space exploration, say our first successful landing on Venus or a lake on Mars." Barbara Hale wouldn't be impressed either. "I already have, one named after me," she said, "and I am very fa miliar with two others." She lists her hurricanes as Jody (really Barbara) Bill and Nita - her daughters and son. "They are very dramatic, very emotional and sometimes very calm. And I love them." But, back to Linda Cristal, "I think it would be terrific . . . a wonderful idea. It would go with me. My temp? erament is like a hurricane. Maybe I could go watch my hurricane from the top of a palm tree." Called Everything Else Beverly Garland couldn't care less. "I've been called everything else. I might as well be called a hurricane. I think it would be nice just as lo: g as I didn't come in for any law suits for destroying property." June Lockhart says "I'll buy it as long as hurricane June stays in her own back yard and out of mine." Julie Adams has her own reason. "My husband, Ray Danton, studied to become a weather man before getting into the acting profession. Therefore it might be nice to have a hurricane named after me," she said. "I'm sure," said Felicia Fair, "it was a man who had an unhappy love affair who decided to name hurricanes after women. I resent it. We aren't destructive, no matter what any man says," she said. Carolyn Jones said she thinks it is fair to name hur ricanes after women, but in sists on equal rights for men. "I wouldn't mind having a hurricane named Carolyn, but why don't they name torna does after men? Most of them are a lot windier than we are anyway," she said. Flow of Protest The weather bureau began tagging storms with girls' names not long after World War II. At first it created a flow of protest from gallant males. They still complain occasionally. But the girls seemed to like it. Most of the bureau's mail on the subject now comes from girls who want hurri canes for their namesakes,' a spokesman said. That, he said, was one of the reasons for continuing to use feminine names. The list of names for this year starts out with Abby, then goes Brenda, Cleon, Donna, Ethel, Florence, Gladys, Hilda, Isabell, Janet, Katy, Lila, Molly, Nita, Odette, Paula, Roxie, Stella, Trudy, Vesta and Winnie. Not a Linda or a Jayne in the batch. Lose weight fast - with. Kessamin forget hunger pangs ! Now reducing no longer mean agonizing, hunger pangs. Kessamin lets you lose weight fast without "Reducing Torture." What's the secret of the Kessamin Plan? Remarkable Kessamin Tablets. They help, control your hunger. 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