5. As soon as cancer is suspected, whether there be a lump, or sore, or other symptoms, it should be at once cared for by a competent medical man, as the earlier it is rightly treated the more prospect there is of its being cured.
6. Anything suspected to be cancer should not be handled or squeezed, but should be kept from all irritation, as all this increases and spreads the trouble and renders the cure more difficult.
7. If it is decided that a surgical operation is desirable and wise, this should be done very completely at the earliest possible moment; delay is dangerous.
8. The proper medical treatment of cancer should never be neglected, both at the very beginning, and also long after an operation has been performed, to prevent recurrence.
9. It is not necessary to operate on every cancer; x-ray and radium are often of value, and the disease can also disappear and remain absent under careful and efficient dietetic and medical treatment alone.
10. This treatment consists in an absolutely vegetarian diet, with continuous proper medication, for a long time.
11. To get favorable results this treatment should be kept up faithfully and strictly until discontinued by the physician.
To assist in carrying out a strictly vegetarian diet, a diet list for cancer is here given, which should be closely adhered to. Coffee, chocolate and cocoa, as also alcoholic drinks, even beer, are harmful and must be avoided. The rules given at the end of this card are also to be strictly observed.
| Diet for Cancer | ||
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| Baked apple | ||
| 4 | ounces | Rice |
| 3 | 〃 | Corn bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ½ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Hot water | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Tapioca soup |
| 3 | 〃 | Baked potatoes |
| 3 | 〃 | Stewed celery |
| 3 | 〃 | Peas |
| 1 | 〃 | Graham bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| 1 | Fresh | apple |
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Boiled oats |
| 2 | 〃 | White bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| 4 | 〃 | Stewed prunes |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| SECOND DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| Orange | ||
| 4 | ounces | Hominy |
| 2 | 〃 | Graham toast |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ½ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Postum | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Pea soup |
| 3 | 〃 | Macaroni |
| 3 | 〃 | String beans |
| 3 | 〃 | Carrots |
| 2 | 〃 | Bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| Dates | ||
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Cream of Wheat |
| 2 | 〃 | White bread toast |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Baked apple |
| 2 | 〃 | Crackers |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| THIRD DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| Banana | ||
| 4 | ounces | Pettijohn |
| 2 | 〃 | White bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ½ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Hot water | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Corn soup |
| 3 | 〃 | Baked potatoes |
| 3 | 〃 | Squash |
| 3 | 〃 | Boiled onions |
| 2 | 〃 | Bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| Raisins | ||
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Farina |
| 4 | 〃 | Stewed figs |
| 2 | 〃 | Graham crackers |
| 1½ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| FOURTH DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| Raw apple | ||
| 4 | ounces | Cornmeal mush |
| 2 | 〃 | Graham bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Postum | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Vegetable soup |
| 4 | 〃 | Baked beans |
| 3 | 〃 | Cauliflower |
| 3 | 〃 | Asparagus |
| 2 | 〃 | Bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| Figs | ||
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Rice |
| 4 | 〃 | Stewed prunes |
| 2 | 〃 | Graham crackers |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| FIFTH DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| Orange | ||
| 4 | ounces | Cracked wheat |
| 3 | 〃 | Corn muffins |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ½ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Hot water | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Sago soup |
| 4 | 〃 | Spaghetti |
| 3 | 〃 | Lima beans |
| 3 | 〃 | Boiled onions |
| 2 | 〃 | Bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| Dates | ||
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Cream of wheat |
| Sliced orange | ||
| 2 | ounces | Oatmeal crackers |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| SIXTH DAY | ||
| Breakfast | ||
| 4 | ounces | Samp |
| 2 | 〃 | Graham toast |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ½ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Postum | ||
| Dinner | ||
| 5 | ounces | Celery soup |
| 4 | 〃 | Baked potatoes |
| 3 | 〃 | Carrots |
| 3 | 〃 | Spinach |
| 2 | 〃 | Bread |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| Orange | ||
| Supper | ||
| 4 | ounces | Wheatena |
| 4 | 〃 | Stewed figs |
| 2 | 〃 | Saltine biscuit |
| 1¼ | 〃 | Butter |
| ¼ | 〃 | Sugar |
| Very weak tea | ||
| Repeat this bill of fare on successive days. | ||
Some interchange of the different articles may be made according to the season and to suit the appetite or convenience of patients; but in the main this bill of fare should be followed, with occasional substitution of similar articles, if necessary.