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