Monday, Sept. 25, 1939

Prevention, not cure, is still the watchword of most cancer researchers. No cure has been found, but practically all types of cancer, if detected in time, can be checked. Proud of its prevention progress was the Third International Cancer Congress, which met last week in Atlantic City, discussed a number of remarkable suggestions for nipping young cancer growths in the bud.

Bow Ties. One cold winter day 14 years ago, while young Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was pondering cancer problems in Basle, Switzerland, he noticed a cup of steaming hot coffee and one of tea…