The earliest description of cancer has been traced back to records on Egyptian papyri of the fifteenth century B.C. Following this, in the era of Hippocrates, in the fourth century B. C., the nature of cancer was described as the presence of a tumour, and the absence of any tendency towards healing. Hippocrates used the term “kapkivos” , "carcinos”, for all indolent ulcers, and “kapkivwua”, "carcinoma” for progressive malignant tumours. In spite of many descriptions, and many personal views as to the origin of cancer in the following centuries, little came but mere speculation. Perhaps, the one of the most notable events in the history of cancer research was the essay by Bernard Peyrihle (1735-1804) of Lyon, “Qu’est ce que le cancer?”.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.115247 |
| Date | January 1963 |
| Creators | Shinozuka, Hisashi. |
| Contributors | Ritchie, A. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Health Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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