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and Benger's Food, the vomiting ceased, and she had 

 less pain, but she lost four pounds in weight (90 lb.). 

 The defibrinated blood was commenced on February 21, 

 and until March 23 the weight fluctuated between 

 88 lb. and 91 lb., there being an occasional gain 

 and then a corresponding loss; but on March 30 

 a steady advance commenced, the maximum weight 

 being attained on May 8, when it reached 101 lb., 

 i.e. a gain of eleven pounds since the time of her 

 admission. From the time of the commencement of 

 the defibrinated-blood treatment she steadily improved. 

 She became able to eat fish and a light ordinary diet 

 without discomfort; but the most striking fact was 

 the diminution in size of the tumour, which practically 

 disappeared. As in the former case, after reaching a 

 climax there was a recrudescence of the symptoms, 

 and some loss in weight, but the tumour did not 

 return. The defibrinated blood was omitted on July 

 20, when she weighed 95 Jb. Subsequently she 

 mended, and left the hospital on August 9 consider- 

 ably better and weighing 100 lb. There was un- 

 doubtedly some real improvement in this case, and 

 the temporary relapse depended to some extent on 

 fermentative changes taking place in the dilated 

 stomach. 



Several other cases have been treated with the 

 defibrinated blood, and in some of them there has 

 been apparent benefit, although others (a case of very 

 advanced cancer of the liver, and one of peritoneal 

 cancer) have not shown improvement. 



In addition to the rapid reduction in size of the 



