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A Dread Disease: Cancer in Modern American Culture (1987) Review of this book. Rather, L. J. The genesis of cancer : a study in the history of ideas (1978), theories about the disease down to 1890s. online; Sudhakar, Akulapalli. "History of cancer, ancient and modern treatment methods." Cancer Science & Therapy 1.02 (2009) online
His most famous work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed childbirth. [3] He is also remembered for inventing the Sims speculum, Sims sigmoid catheter, and the Sims position. Against significant opposition, he established, in New York, the first hospital ...
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.
The earliest recorded observation of cancer is in an ancient Egyptian medical text known as the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, which dates back to around 3000 BC to 2500 BC. This text contains 48 ...
Ernest Amory Codman, M.D., (December 30, 1869 – November 23, 1940) [1] was an American surgeon who made contributions to anaesthesiology, radiology, duodenal ulcer surgery, orthopaedic oncology, shoulder surgery, and the study of medical outcomes. [2] Codman was born in Boston Massachusetts.
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (山極 勝三郎, 23 February 1863 – 2 March 1930) was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering work into the causes of cancer, and was the first to demonstrate chemical carcinogenesis. [1] [2] [3] He was a 7-time Nobel Prize nominee. [4]
Jane Cooke Wright (also known as "Jane Jones") (November 30, 1919 – February 19, 2013) was a pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon noted for her contributions to chemotherapy. In particular, Wright is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture rather than laboratory mice to test the effects of potential drugs on ...
Perhaps the most famous publication by Juan Rosai is his textbook called Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology. This classic surgical pathology textbook was first published in 1953 by Rosai's mentor, Lauren Ackerman, as a pathology book focused on the differential diagnosis and morphological features with clinical significance. Over the years ...