The girls were blind to the true effects of radium; in fact, most everyone in that time period thought that all forms of radium were good for you. Back then, radium was like Aloe Vera today, it was used for a wide variety of causes, believed to improve overall health. People believed that radium could cure anything, from arthritis to high blood pressure- it was even once believed to be the absolute cure for cancer when ingested.
Radium, found in uranium, is actually a rare chemical element of the alkaline earth series on the periodic table that is very harmful to the body in many disturbing ways (thou, ironically it’s now used to produce radon which is actually a gas used to treat some types of cancer).
The survivors of the cause and effects
Radium, found in uranium, is actually a rare chemical element of the alkaline earth series on the periodic table that is very harmful to the body in many disturbing ways (thou, ironically it’s now used to produce radon which is actually a gas used to treat some types of cancer).
The survivors of the cause and effects