Scientist Reports on Cancer
Research at" Moscow Cnnnrpcc
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
WEDNESDAY. JULY 25. 1962
i-urmim - speaking in
Moscw Monday Dr. Howard
.J. Taum, professor of obstet
rics ind gynecology at the
Univirsity of Oregon Medical
tchcjl, reported on his re
sea ch on effects of oxygen
upu experimental tumors in
labratory animals.
Ie told scientists gathered
in the USSR for the eighth
International Cancer congress
tlt protection against can-
cr must in final analysis be
cerivea irom inherent de
fjnse mechanisms of the per-
em naving the malignancy
ine primary objective of
?r. latum s investigations is
io study these natural de
fenses in the hope that meth
ods can be developed to stim
ulate them to function more
efficiently.
Growth Parallels Oxygen
It is generally accepted by
scientists that the growth of
cancer cells, as well as norm
al cells, somewhat parallels
the amount of oxygen avail
able to the cells. Since can
cerous cells grow and divide
more rapidly than normal
cells, one would assume that
cancerous cells would be af
Jected more than the nor
mal cells when oxygen avail
able to them is increased and
decreased. The reticulo-endo-Ihelial
system (the system of
the body concerned with
blood cell formation) prob-
a b I y provides protection
against cancer by building up
some immunity as well as
by the production and des
truction of malignant cells.
If a method were found to
increase the efficiency of this
system and, at the same time,
to reduce the vitality of can
cer cells, a retardation or
even a reversal of the process
which forms cancer might be
expected.
Through his research Dr.
Tatum. with his assistants
Eunice Popa and Carol Stev
enson, is seeking such a meth
od using laboratory animals
in environments where the
amount of available oxygen
is closely controlled.
For the experiments Dr.
Tatum and his staff injected
mice with cancer cells. Two
groups of mice were put into
chambers where they re
ceived 11 per cent oxygen, or
approximately the amount of
oxygen in the nir at the top
of a 19,000-foot mountain. In
one chamber the atmospheric
pressure was lowered to sim
ulate that of a high altitude.
In the other chamber the oxy
gen remained at 1 1 per cent
but the atmospheric pressure
was normal. In a third cham
ber atmospheric pressure was
left at normal but a concen
tration of 70 per cent oxy
gen was maintained in the
enclosure.
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'IVOHT LIKE SfiCAO N MV H4M6UR6ERS,'
Serving as a control group
were mice which were inject
ed with the cancer cells but
received no treatment.
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The group of mice which
received 11 per cent oxygen
at a lowered atmospheric
pressure survived over twice
as long as those in the control
group. The group receiving
11 per cent oxygen at normal
atmospheric pressure
vived three times as Ion
the control group.
which were given 70 per cent
oxygen succumbed to the can
cer significantly faster than
those in the control group or
those that received 11 per
cent oxygen.
Dr Tatum reported that at
this stage of the study the in
formation gained indicated
that changes in the amount
of oxygen had a profound ef
fect upon the injected ani
mal-tumor relationship. There
was no indication whether
these effects were brought
about by changes in the char
acteristics of the cancer cells
or by changes in the forma
tion of red blood cells in the
animal, or a combination of
both these factors.
Questions Raised
The experiments raise a
number of very pertinent
questions which may ulti
mately have important impli
cations in the treatment of
cancer in humans. Why is it
that the experimental animal
frequently responds to injec
tion of the malignant cells
by a prompt reduction in pro
duction of red blood cells, re
sulting in anemia? The an
emia thus produced would
tend to reduce the amount of
oxygen which reached the
malignant growth. Does this
represent a natural defense
mechanism? There has yet
been no adequate explanation
proposed for the consistent
appearance of severe degrees
of anemia found in experi
mental animals and in hu
mans who have malignancy
of one type or another. Is it
mere coincidence that leu
kemia rarely occurs among
inhabitants of high altitudes
where there is a reduced con
centration of oxygen?
It is hoped that some of
these questions can be an
swered as additional research
in this area is continued, Dr.
Tatum told the scientists.
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The Family Council
Fdltor'i note: The family Council conilstt of . judrr, a
phyrhlatrtst, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor.
Kach arUcle is a summary ol a family disagreement presented to Uio
Council. The Council deals with problems, major and minor,
encountered by guidance counselors .tnd social workers. Edited by
by Mrs. Alma Denny. (Copyright fcy General Features Corp.)
Ada C. - I don't want her
to help me so much, but she
insists.
Mrs. F. C. - Nothing s too
much for me when it comes to
my son's family.
Ada C. - If you want to
know what the expression "to
kill someone with kindness"
means, you should watch, my
motner-in-law. She insists on
baby-sitting for us, even when
we don't want to go out. She's
over at our home more than
at her two daughters'. We can
well afford a paid baby-sitter.
Her overeagerness puts me in
an embarrassing spot.
in the first place, she seems
to upset our children when
she takes charge. They become
wna and unruly. Wed much
rather have a "professional"
in charge. But there's another
problem. Mother C. snooDs.
And then later she talks to
others about my housekeep
ing. I find closets disarraneed.
jewelry and personal belong-
Net Farm Income
2 Per Cent Above
Last Year's Rate
Washington-UP)-The Agri
culture Department estimates
net farm income for the first
six months of 1962 at an an
nual rate of $12.8 billion.
This is about 2 per cent
above the annual rate for the
first six months of last year,
but about the same as the
revised net income for the
full year 1961.
To Play Larger Part
Government payments will
play a larger part in net farm
income this year than last.
In a review of the demand
and price situation, the de
partment aid that payments
to farmers under the 1962
feed grain and wheat stabil
ization programs are expected
to total about $1.2 billion.
Last year, with the wheat pro
gram getting under way in
the fall, payments totaled
about $809 million. Of this,
$767 million was paid to farm
ers under the feed grain pro
gram. Cash receipts from all mar
ketings in the first six months
of 1962 were 2 per cent high
er than in January-June, 1961.
Receipts from marketings of
crops, boosted by higher
prices, were at $5.4 billion up
$400 million from a year
earlier. Cash returns from
livestock and livestock prod
ucts, however, were 1 per
cent lower than in the first
half of 1961 as lower prices
more than offset an increase
in the volume of marketings.
Acrcag. Higher
Prices' paid by farmers for
production items, interest,
taxes, and wage rates through
mid-June averaged almost 1.5
per cent more than a year ago.
Production expenses In January-June
were estimated to
be at an annual rate of about
$600 million more than they
wcie in the first half of 1961.
Unit costs showed small to
moderate increases for most
production items. Interest and
taxes payable per acre were
up about 6 per cent each, and
farm wage rate, were about
3 per cent more than in
January-June, 1961.
The increase in production
expenses offset most of the
gain in realized gross income
Irom larger cash rerelpts nd
higher government payments
ings disturbed. Her remarks
about me have come back to
me. Frankly this area of our
home is none of her business.
...
Mm. F. C. - I'm not hurt by
Ada's criticism. She talks that
way because she doesn't know
the difference between having
a stranger around and a lov
ing, loyal member of the fam
ily. Once she tries the profes
sionals she wants, she'll be
only too glad to accept my
devotion.
My daughters don't need
much help. Their children are
older than Ada's -and Sam's.
And I'm sure Ada's children
are better off with me than
with a teenager who watches
the clock and counts up the
dollars. The children are used
to me. Ada can even plan a
long trip with Sam, and have
no worries.
As for snooping, that's rl
diculous. I admit that when
I'm chilly, I go to the closet
for a sweater. And if I see
that Ada has something new,
I'm delighted. A stranger, on
the other hand, would be en
vious. The Council: What's causing
the trouble here is Mrs. C.'s
lack of respect toward her
son and daughter-in-law. She
is treating them like pawns
in a chess game, movable at
will until stalemated. And It's
Ada who's now calling, "Stale
mate," to end Mrs. C.'s ad
vantage.
Hiring an outsider to baby
sit would offer certain bene-
Iits for Ada, not now avail
able. She could apply lock
and key wherever she wished
(except on refrigerator and
television set) and no exnla-
nations needed. She'd have
some privacy. In her absence
she d have peace of mind
knowing a businesslike per
son is in charge, doing a busi-
nessiiKe Job-even to the point
of administering businesslike
cuddles to a youngster who
awakens from a bad dream.
And if perchance the em
ployee should stray to a huffet
and rummage, or lo a desk
and riffle, said employee is
most unlikely lo talk. She'd
keep mum about Ada's boo-
boos in the purchasing department.
Not so, Mrs. C. Secina a
new coal in the front closet,
won't she ask, "What hannen-
ed to last year's tweed?"
Won't she be tempted to add.
I could have used It"? A
possessive mother can't help
passing judgment at every
turn, whether it's child-raising,
use of spare time or ex
penditure of money. Nobody
asks her. At times they might
like to. Sne's no slouch. But
nobody gets a chance to ex
press his or her preference.
She proceeds as though
"Mother Knows Best" Is Ar
ticle I of The Constitution.
This relationship has
enough rich Ingredients, how
ever, lo rise into a delicious
one, wilh better measuring
and balancing. For Mrs. C,
the measuring will include a
large amount of holding back.
of restraint. What you, Mrs.
C, have conceived of as kind
ness, Ada finds oppressive.
Your attitude toward her pos
sessions, as well as her chil
dren, disturbs her. You are
nosy and censorial about the
former, too lenient and emo
tional with the latter. So, con
tinue your laudable willing
ness, but play hard to gel for
a while. And when you ap
pear, regard Ada as . digni
fied hcad-of-.-hnme, not as an
Irresponsible child you must
el straight.
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