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  2. FLASH Radiotherapy - Wikipedia

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    [5] The trial focused on bone metastases of 10 patients with an age range of 27-81 years old, and a 50/50 split in sex, it concluded that FLASH-RT was clinically feasible and that the findings supported further exploration into FLASH-RT. [6] The results were first presented at the 2022 American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

  3. Timeline of cancer treatment development - Wikipedia

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    Cancer was traditionally treated with surgery, heat, or herbal (chemical) therapies. 2600 BC – Egyptian physician Imhotep diagnosed several types of tumour and therapies for them. According to the Ebers medical papyrus, hard tumours were treated by placing a poultice near the tumour, followed by local incision. [1]

  4. Cancer Alley - Wikipedia

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    A mound of oil drums near the Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery along the Mississippi River in December 1972.. Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 [2] petrochemical plants and refineries. [3]

  5. Number of men with breast cancer near NYC’s Ground Zero ...

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    The number of men who have developed breast cancer while working or living around Ground Zero has skyrocketed, The Post has learned. The federal Centers for Diseases Control reports that 91 men in ...

  6. Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site - Wikipedia

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    Lehner mammoth kill site plaque 2. The Lehner Mammoth kill and camp site exhibited a number of firsts: It was the first site associated with the Clovis culture to have definable fire hearths. These hearths provided the first radiocarbon dates for the culture (9,000 BCE). This site was also the first to have butchering tools in direct ...

  7. Woman learns she has cancer from photo at tourist attraction ...

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    In 2019, the nonprofit estimates that 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S., as well as 62,930 new cases of noninvasive breast cancer.

  8. 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.

  9. Scientists discover most ancient case of human cancer ever ...

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    The affected specimen, originally found in South Africa's Swartkrans Cave, dates back roughly 1.7 million years. For the study, the team used Micro-CT imaging to analyze the bone of the ancient ...