2022年7月11日 · In 1932, golfer and socialite Eben Byers died from cancer due to Radithor, a radioactive medicine prescribed by his doctor that had caused his jaw to disintegrate.

2023年12月5日 · Snake oil in the past has gone far harder – enough to give one man a massively fatal dose of radiation that riddled his body with cancer and literally disintegrated his skull before he died in 1932. The patient in question was Eben Byers, and he was so taken with a "miracle" tonic named Radithor that he dosed himself with it several times a day.

2024年8月28日 · With symptoms such as blinding headaches, breaking bones, and a disintegrating jaw, Byers must have suffered immensely before he succumbed to radiation poisoning in 1932, five years after his first dose of Radithor.

2022年7月21日 · After years of drinking Radithor, Eben Byers started to experience severe health problems. His teeth began to fall out, he had trouble speaking, and he felt pain all over his body. Concerned for his health, the former athlete told his doctor …

2024年3月8日 · In 1931, Byers faced a shocking revelation when he began experiencing severe weight loss and debilitating headaches. His world was turned upside down as his jaw started disintegrating, leaving him with a monstrous appearance as his …

2024年4月15日 · Shockingly, the lawyer discovered that Byers had lost most of his upper jaw, except for two front teeth, and a significant portion of his lower jaw. Furthermore, his remaining bone tissue was deteriorating, with holes forming in his skull, revealing the devastating effects of his radium exposure.

Byers had consumed more than three times the lethal dose of radium by the time he stopped taking Radithor in 1930. Cancer was eating away at his bones. His upper and lower jaw had decayed – a condition called “radium jaw.”

2023年7月12日 · The lawyer reported a shocking observation: Byers had undergone extensive surgical removal of his upper jaw, with only two front teeth and a significant portion of his lower jaw remaining intact. Furthermore, the lawyer noted the disintegration of bone tissue throughout his body and the formation of holes in his skull.

6 天之前 · Discover the tragic story of Eben Byers (Mcburney Byers) , the Pittsburgh sportsman who drank radithor (radium), leading to the loss of his jaw ... The Devastating Effects of Radium on Byers' Body. After consuming an estimated total radium intake of 1400 bottles, his upper jaw crumbled, his lower jaw became necrotic, and lesions were forming in ...

2025年2月5日 · In the first couple of years of Byers taking Radithor, he was happy with the results, taking three times the daily dose of the toxic substance. Soon, he fell violently ill - but instead of...