H istory teaches that the discovery of cure for a disease rarely precedes the knowledge of its cause. Therefore, it is perhaps important to review attempts, in a timeline presentation, that were made to discover the cause of cancer in humans. Ancient peoples from prehistoric times believed that can
Greco-Roman thought about cancer
β Scribed by Steven I. Hajdu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 356 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Drawing on his broadβbased international and historical perspectives in oncology while incorporating original source materials from his own large personal collection of antiquarian books concerning the area of medical history, Dr. Hajdu has kindly volunteered to author a new series on the history of oncology. We hope you enjoy his first article in this issue of Cancer.
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