Friday, April 16, 2010

Who first discovered colon cancer


Who first discovered colon cancer?
I am doing a project on colon cancer and I was just wondering: Who exactly discovered colon cancer? I am sure there records and texts on colon cancer from the very ancient of time. Do any of you know any websites of where i can find something about who discovered colon cancer and how long it has harmed us?
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George Stamatis search on yahoo put in colon cancer and there you go
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There are several studies published that you may need to purchase or see if you can locate a copy of from the National Library of Medicine: http://www.springerlink.com/content/lu5y1ltrncalur4t/ From dinosaurs to DNA: a history of colorectal cancer Authors Hugh E. Mulcahy, John Hyland, Diarmuid P. O'Donoghue Abstract The roots of colorectal cancer date back to antiquity. In this short history of colorectal cancer we trace its clinical and research origins from ancient times through the dark ages, middle ages, to the scientific and medical advances of the seventeenth to twentieth centuries and into the twenty-first century.





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