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Adrenal Hormone Reported Easing Cancer Pain in San Francisco
February report from San Francisco describes Coffey and Humber's adrenal cortex injections as yielding remarkable and rapid pain relief for cancer patients. Leading doctors including Dr. Edgar L. Gilcreest and Dr. Thomas F. Mullen hail the treatment as a major advance, though not a cure, and note observed improvements at Southern Pacific General Hospital. They highlight potential implications for cancer biology and call the discovery epochal.
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San Francisco
Cotter
Humber
Coffey and Humber
Edgar L. Gilcreest
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Will Coffey
John Humber
del Montese
Gilcrecat
Thomas F. Mullen
Southern Pacific General Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago