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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1948 DOC NMA101 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION NYT - Aid for Industry Urged On Doctors - Cancer Factors Cited AID FOR INDUSTRY URGED ON DOCTORS Special to New York pg 27 TIIE NEW YORK TIMES Times Current file Jan 7 1948 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times 1851-2003 1851-2003 1851-2003 AID FOR INDUSTRY ~ URGED DOCTORS Hazards in the 15,000,000 in at AMA Occupations of U. S. Stressed Congress | CANCER FACTORS CITED 3,000 Delegates at Cleveland Also Hear Paper on Nutritional Needs Special to NEW YORK TIMES CLEVELAND Jan. 6 The health of 15,000,000 Americans en- gaged in hazardous occupations is the direct responsibility of the medical profession This was em- phasized today by Dr. R. Sen- senich of South Bend Ind presi- elect of the A. M. A. in an address at the trial health of congress on indus- the American Med. ical Association Lo Adequate measures should be taken to er from safeguard the work- exposure to excessive amounts of harmful substances he told the delegates Dr. W. C. Hueper of the Warren Institute for Therapeutic Research New York likewise warned indus- trial physicians to be on the look- out for new types of industrial cancers resulting from use of new- ly developed chemical agents which have and physical carcinogenic inducing properties The 3,000 delegates who are at- tending the four meeting also heard Dr. Robert S. Goodhart of New York stress the need for greater attention to the nutritional factors of the industrial worker In another session Dr. Alvan L. Barach of New York discussed modern treatment for inflamed bronchial tubes and sinuses and an outlin oe f the activities of re- habilitation services of the Vet- erans sented also of Administration by Dr. Donald New York was pre- A. Covalt The individual and his health are of interest to the medical pro- fession not only throughout all activities but also throughout his all the years of his life Dr. Sense- nich declared Different ages present different problems capaci- ties and varying restrictions as to activities | Dr. Hueper declared ; that the known inducing agents with which workers come agents into contact were violet rays rays and substances chromium rays from radioactive compounds of arsenic nickel and perhaps beryllium asbestos tar pitch crude oils and greases prepared from petroleum benzol and certain benzol derivatives such as beta- naphthylamine and benzidine These may act upon the body Dr. Hueper explained through di- rect contact with the skin or through inhalation or ingestion Further he declared that the study of the causation of indus- trial cancers would facilitate recognition of the environmental origin of other cancers ^finman re- lated to factors associated with certain diets medicines medicinal d ce lv ii mc ae ts e cosmetics habits customs contaminants or air water and soil foodstuffs and since re- cent years procedures of warfare Aerosol Therapy discussed Dr. Barach who is associate professor of clinical medicine at the College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Columbia University in a round discussion on the upper part of the respiratory tract scribed aerosol therapy as the of an atomizer or spray to deuse de- posit small particles of drugs in the bronchial tubes and air cells of the lungs Penicillin sprayed into the lungs helps many respira- tory infections he said | In this respect he added that treatment of chronic sinusitis in adults and children appears to be one of the most important thera- peutic uses of penicillin aerosol when it is combined with a method of creating negative pressure of the nasal passages Dr. Goodhart who is scientific director of the National Vitamin Foundation Inc. declared the spe- cial and lems of general nutritional prob- industrial workers can be solved only through the active co- operation of many different per- sons and agencies in the plant the communi a t ny d the home By no means the least of these in either case are the practicing physicians asserted of the community he Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner Further reproduction prohibited without permission