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Jan 1, 1500
1500 B.C. Earliest Detection of Cancer
It happened in Egypt and the information was written on papyrus documenting that the person had 8 tumors on their breast. -
Development of removing cancer by suregery
The famous Scottish surgeon John Hunter (1728−1793) suggested that some cancers might be
cured by surgery and described how the surgeon might decide which cancers to operate on. -
Invention of radiation therapy
Wilhelm Rontgen invented radiative therapy with the use of x-ray. -
Invention of Neurosurgery
W. James Gardner was chief of neurosurgery at the Cleveland clinic. -
Invention of chemotherapy
The two doctors who invented chemotherapy, Dr. Louis Goodman and Dr. Alfred Gilman, made a medical breakthrough while the testing nitrogen mustard -
Major Break through in cancer
Link between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer was made. -
Fact
First cure of a tumor by chemotherapy. -
Fact
First succesfull bone marrow transplant. -
Fact
Discovery that stem cells can rebuild the enitrie blood system. -
Major Break through in cancer
Disvory of breast cancer gene. -
Fact
Regular aspirin use improves survival rates for colorectal cancer patients. -
Invention of the Detection method elastography
New detection method, Norway and France were the first to use it. The method measures the elasticity of the tumors.
