Man against cancer: part 3

General

Description

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on January 26, 1953 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Samuel P. Asper, presenters. Digitized in 2003.

Abstract

Lynn Poole offers a definition of cancer in this third program in the series. Dr. Samuel P. Asper, Jr. describes the thyroid gland and the characteristics of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. William S. Halsted's operation is still used for surgery on the thyroid to remove a goiter or cancer, and both the incision and the gland are shown in photos. A recovered surgery patient, operated on by H. William Scott of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is shown on film. Radiation of the thyroid and radioactive iodine taken internally are considered treatments rather than cures. Additional films show Dr. George O. Gey's cancer cell labs at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Frederik B. Bang using the electron microscope to detect cervical cancer, and the U. S. Public Health Service's National Cancer Institute's use of mice in cancer research and treatment. Dr. Isaac Berenblum's book, "Man Against Cancer," the basis of this series, is promoted. Mr. Poole reminds the audience once again, early detection is the key to a cure.
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Dates

Date Published

1953-01-26
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Language
Identifiers

OCLC Number

56349556

Collection Number

COLL-0008

Item Barcode

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Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image

Extent

00:29:35hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Asper, Samuel P.
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Copyright and Use
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video

Unique ID

8feff2bd-c4cf-4e78-967e-fc8a8eab9963