Cancer Timeline By littlejew Jan 1, 1500 1st Cancer Detection http://cancer.about.com/od/historyofcancer/a/cancerhistory.htm Jan 1, 1873 3rd Treatment http://www.neurosurgery.org/cybermuseum/pre20th/index.html Jan 1, 1899 Detection Option (Mammogram) http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/womens-health/mammogram-21195.htm Jan 1, 1901 2nd Treatment http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/thehistoryofcancer/the-history-of-cancer-cancer-treatment-radiation Jan 1, 1940 1st Treatment (Chemotherapy) http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/68/21/8643.full Jan 1, 1983 Breakthrough #1 https://www.nfcr.org/prostate-cancer-research Mar 1, 2012 Breakthrough #2 http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/24/cancer-research-2012_n_2360072.html Jan 1, 2013 Facts about Cancer http://www.rtanswers.org/statistics/aboutcancer.aspx