EIGHTH SCIENTIFIC REPORT

ON THE INVESTIGATIONS

OF

THE IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND.

Under the direction of the Royal College of Physicians of London
and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Published by the Authority of the Executive Committee,

LONDON:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY

TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, E.C,

1923,

CANCER RESEARCH FUND.

PATRON.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

PRESIDENT.

THE DUKE OF BEDFORD, K.G., K.B.E.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

SIR HENRY MORRIS, BART.
SIR W. WATSON CHEYNE, BART., K.C.M.G., C.B., F.R.S.
SIR WILLIAM CHURCH, BART., K.C.B.

GENERAL COMMITTEE.

EXAMINATION HALL, 8-11 QUEEN SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON, W.C. 1.

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The Carbohydrate Metabolism of surviving Mouse Tissues and

Tumours. By B. R. G. RUSSELL .

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The Pentose Metabolism of surviving Mouse Tissues and Tumours.

By B. R. G. RUSSELL

11

Dietary deficiencies and the Growth of Cancer. By W. CRAMER.

(Plate I.).

17

A Comparative Study of Normal and Malignant Tissues grown in

artificial Culture. By A. H. DREW. (Plates II.–VI.).

37

Growth and Differentiation in Tissue Cultures. By A. H. DREW.

(Plates VII.-XII.)

47

The Dissemination of Tar Cancer in Mice. By A. M. Begg.

(Plates XIII-XVII.).

57

The Experimental Production of Tar Sarcoma in Mice and Rats.

By B. R. G. RUSSELL. (Plates XVIII.-XX.)

Experimental Osteo-Sarcoma of Rat. By B. R. G. RUSSELL.

(Plate XXI.)

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71

Primary and Secondary Resistance to the Induction of Cancer.

By J. A. MURRAY. (Plates XXII-XXVI.).

75

The Occupation Dermatoses of the Paraffin Workers of the

Scottish Shale Oil Industry, with a Description of the System

adopted and the Results obtained at the Periodic Examinations

of these Workmen. By A. ScoTT. (Plates XXVII.-LXII.) 85