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18th Century Surgeon John Hunter suggests that surgery might cure cancers if the tumor had not invaded the surrounding tissue
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Advent of powerful Anaesthetics opens door for modern Cancer Surgery
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John Collins Warren performed the first major Cancer Operation under general anaesthesia
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Radical Mastectomy developed by William Halstead after he noticed that Breast Cancer recurred more often in women who had had their tumor removed but not the surrounding tissue.
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Discovery of Radium by Marie and Pierre Curie
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First recorded theraputic use of Radiation to treat skin cancer
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First Scientific description of the effects of RadioTherapy on Lymphoma Nodes, by Doctors Senn and Pusey
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Successful Blood Transfusion is achieved
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Dr Henri Coutard of the Institue Curie in France publishes a 23% success rate in the treatment of Neck and Head Cancers using X-Rays
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When Francois Baclesse joined the Fondation Curie, radiation treatments were short, in1936, he changed these times, increasing themn up to 10 weeks.
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Antibiotics become commercially available for the first time.
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Introduction of PAP test leads to dramatic declines in deaths from Cervical Cancer
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Pioneering 'Combination Chemotherapy' cures Leukemia
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MOPP (4 chemotherapy drugs used together) proves effective against Hodgkin Lymphoma, curing 50% of sufferers
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Advent of CT Scans providing clearer images of Tumors, helping guide radiation and other treatments
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G.N.Housefield pioneered the use of CT Scans.
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New treatments, using a combination of cancer drugs, help cure men with Testicular Cancer.
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Growing use of Mamography saves lives, helping to detect cancers at an early stage
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PSA test enables early detection of Prostate Cancer
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First vaccine approved to prevent Cervical Cancer
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CT Scanning reduces lung Cancer deaths amongst heavy smokers
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Research into Cancer Treatment is on-going
