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Jan 1, 1500
FIrst Detected Cancer 1500 BC
The world's oldest documented case of cancer hails from ancient Egypt, in 1500 b.c. The details were recorded on a papyrus, documenting 8 cases of tumors occurring on the breast. It was treated by cauterization, a method to destroy tissue with a hot instrument called "the fire drill." It was also recorded that there was no treatment for the disease, only palliative treatment. -
Jan 1, 1500
More Research on Cancer
Autopsies (examining bodies to find out the cause of death) were conducted more often and understanding of internal cancers began to improve -
Discovering Some Causes of Cancer
Causes for some cancers suggested. For example, snuff was linked to cancer in the nose and soot to scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps. -
Metastasis is discovered
joseph Claude Anthelm Recaimer discovers metastasis is the spread of cancer. Metastis is now known to be the cause of 90% of cancer deaths. -
Surgery Discovered
Surgery to remove tumors takes off. -
X Rays Invented
Rontgen discovers x-rays -
"The father of Medicine" 400 BC
Hippocrates proposes the Humoral Theory of Medicine. It states that the body is composed of four fluids:blood, phlegm, black and yellow vile -
Chemothrapy is Born
A chemical in the mustard gas used during World War I is found to reduce white blood cells. The first chemotherapy. -
Development of Mammogram developed in 1960's
The first attempts to use radiography
for the diagnosis of breast
abnormalities were made in the late
1920’s, but mammography, as we
understand it nowadays, using
dedicated X-ray units, was developed
in the 60s. -
Radiology
The development of computed tomography (CT) revolutionizes radiology. -
Vaccine of Hepatitis B
FDA approves the first vaccine against hepatitis B, one of the primary causes of liver cancer. -
Gleevec is approved
The FDA approves Gleevec, the first drug to target a specific gene mutation.