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40.
The question as to errors of diet being responsible
for the production of cancer has been the subject of
considerable research. The theory, based on experiments
on rats, that deficiency of Vitamen A was one of the
causes of cancer has received no support. The report of
the Imperial Cancer Research Fund criticises the
evidence on the point and states " In fact at present
there is no reliable evidence, experimental, statistical or
clinical, which would indicate a causal correlation
between cancer and the absence or the presence or the
excess of any particular dietetic constituent."
The same report states that it has been recently
claimed that cancer has been transmitted from man to
animals (mice), this, if correct, would mean that cancer
of animals might be infectious. Fortunately it is definitely
stated that the above claims are based on error.

Deaths from Cancer of Various Organs.
Cancer of Stomach 32 (11 males, 2 females)
,, ,, Uterus 22
,, ,, Breast 14
,, ,, Intestines 3 (1 male, 2 females)
,, ,, Rectum 22 (14 males, 8 females)
,, ,, Other organs 122