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The first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps. [ citation needed ] The work of other individual physicians led to various insights, but when physicians started working together they could draw firmer conclusions.
Due to economic developments within and outside the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century, Greek merchants and sailors became affluent and generated the wealth necessary to found schools and libraries, and to pay for young Greeks to study at the universities of Western Europe. [35]
Due to the close quarters and poor hygiene exhibited at that time, Athens became a breeding ground for disease, and many citizens died. [5] In the history of epidemics in wartime, the 'Plague' of Athens is remarkable for the limitation of the affliction to one side as well as for its influence on the outcome of the war.
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1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.
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In addition, on the evening of April 2, the first news of the Greek Revolt in southern Greece reached Constantinople. [ 7 ] Leading personalities of the Greek community, in particular the Ecumenical Patriarch , Gregory V , and the Grand Dragoman , Konstantinos Mourouzis, were accused of having knowledge of the revolt by the Sultan, Mahmud II ...
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