Tumors form one of the most common causes of death (after the age of thirty-five one in every ten individuals dies of tumor); medical and surgical resources are, in many cases, powerless to afford relief and the tumor stands as a bar to the attainment of the utopia represented by a happy and comfortable old age, and a quiet passing.

Every possible resource should be placed at the disposal of the scientific investigation of the subject, for with knowledge will come power to relieve.
FOOTNOTES: [1] By cachexia is understood a condition of malnutrition and emaciation which is usually accompanied by a pale sallow color of the skin.
[2] By trauma is understood a wound or injury of any sort..