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The article reports on the results of studies conducted by professor Friedrich Silberstein on the impact of insulin on cancer patients, as explained by Silberstein before the members of the Vienna Medical Association in Austria in 1925. He stated that he achieved success in treating cancer-ridden mice with doses of insulin. The results of his research led to his recommendation to give insulin to human patients.

Presents an account of the socio-political situation in the world. Comments on the preparation of war before the commencement of actual war; Reference to characteristics of "warfare by proclamation"; Description of the spread of false reports by radio broadcasters due to competing networks; Portrayal of the result of the public opinion survey on foreign policy for the United States; Acknowledgement that the Russo-German pact will in America do great harm; Disruption of the communist meeting being held in San Antonio, Texas by a mob who supported democracy; Settlement of the New York's milk strike; Description of the new contracts entered by the newspaper "Guild"; Statement that the new Works Progress Administration law killed the Federal Theatre Project and turned over all the other aspects of the arts program to the states; Information regarding the death of Sidney Howard, the playwright; Conclusion drawn by the army men and military critics of a peacetime maneuvers is that the army needs a great deal more money if it is to be a first-class fighting force; Embarkment of Danzig, Poland in a fine campaign against cancer; Chronology of chief political events around the world.

The article discusses how science and industry joined hands to fight occupational cancer which has become one of the major causes of deaths in the U.S. It states that Occupational cancer Committee of the U.S. plans to conduct survey on cancer patients, distribute leaflets to create awareness and conduct interviews with the patients to help them. It also mentions many suspected cancer causing agents which include ultraviolet rays, inorganic chemicals and processed mineral oils.

This section offers sports news briefs. A game between National Hockey League (NHL) players and Russia's veteran state amateurs is slated for September 1972. Minnesota's Athletic Department may have to ask the state legislature for financial assistance in 1973. Golfer Gene Littler, who has undergone surgery for cancer in April 1972, has received a good prognosis.

The article focuses on developments in cancer research, as discussed at the Fourth National Cancer Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in September 1960. A blue-ribbon panel of cancer experts at the conference agreed that early diagnosis helps in saving half of all cancer patients. According to Milton T. Edgerton, associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, statistical evidence indicates that solar radiation is the main cause of skin cancer.

The article reports on the study conducted by live-virus polio vaccine developer Albert Sabin and Guilio Tarro of the University of Naples in Italy that shows that herpes simplex viruses can cause human cancers. It states that the research found that antibodies are produced in reaction to the herpes simplex Type I and II viruses in cancer patients. It mentions the issues regarding the results of the study claiming that herpes simplex viruses account for the 25% possibility on human tumors.

The article reports on the case of 41-year-old Doctor Hermann Sander who was accused of the mercy killing of a dying cancer patient. For the defense, murder did not happen nor euthanasia. Foreman Louis C. Cutter gave a "not guilty" verdict. New Hampshire's State Board of Registration in Medicine is next to decide whether Sander had been guilty of violating medical ethics.