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  2. History of cancer - Wikipedia

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    The first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps. [ citation needed ] The work of other individual physicians led to various insights, but when physicians started working together they could draw firmer conclusions.

  3. Percivall Pott - Wikipedia

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    Percivall Pott, engraved from an original picture by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, National Library of Medicine, Images from the History of Medicine.. Percivall Pott (6 January 1714, in London – 22 December 1788) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen, namely chimney sweeps ...

  4. Henrietta Lacks - Wikipedia

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    Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) [2] was an African-American woman [5] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line [B] and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific ...

  5. Timeline of cancer treatment development - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. First person in the world to get the breast cancer vaccine ...

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    Jennifer Davis is the first person to receive the breast cancer vaccine as part of a clinical trial. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos ...

  7. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    People with cancer have an increased risk of blood clots in their veins which can be life-threatening. [206] The use of blood thinners such as heparin decrease the risk of blood clots but have not been shown to increase survival in people with cancer. [206] People who take blood thinners also have an increased risk of bleeding. [206]