History Of Cancer Timeline

PhillieG
PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I thought this was interesting. It shows how cancer has been around for a VERY long time. It was on the internet so take it for what it's worth...
From the site http://www.cancerquest.org

History Of Cancer Timeline

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  • grandmafay
    grandmafay Member Posts: 1,633 Member
    #2
    Thanks
    Thanks for the link. Very interesting. Kind of puts things in perspective. Fay
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #3
    Mose Maimonides
    The man pictured in Timeline date of 1190 is who the cancer center I go to was named after
  • kristasplace
    kristasplace Member Posts: 957 Member
    #4
    coloCan said:

    Mose Maimonides
    The man pictured in Timeline date of 1190 is who the cancer center I go to was named after

    Great site!
    That was a very interesting read! I wish there was more current information in it though. It only went up to 1999. I think i'm going to look around that website some more.

    I wasn't able to respond directly to your post, or open the link. I don't know if it's my computer, or this website!

    Hugs!
    Krista
  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg Member Posts: 731
    #5
    3000bce?
    I'm suspicious of the 3000 BC date given. I found a reference that dates the Edwin Smith papyrus to the 17c. BC. (which does mention a theory, however, that it is a copy of an earlier document that might go back as far as 3000 BC): http://www.touregypt.net/edwinsmithsurgical.htm

    --Greg
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #6
    PGLGreg said:

    3000bce?
    I'm suspicious of the 3000 BC date given. I found a reference that dates the Edwin Smith papyrus to the 17c. BC. (which does mention a theory, however, that it is a copy of an earlier document that might go back as far as 3000 BC): http://www.touregypt.net/edwinsmithsurgical.htm

    --Greg

    Like I said,
    It was on the internet so you must take the "truth" of it into consideration. On this site, I saw a reference to the Edwin Smith papyrus you mentioned.
    Link
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_the_history_of_cancer_72.asp

    My point was that it's been around for a while, not just since the industrial revolution. I do believe that it's much more prevalent since modern times. Our environment, diet, lifestyle all can contribute to health or disease.
  • robinvan
    robinvan Member Posts: 1,012
    #7
    Thanks Phil
    Very interesting indeed!

    Rob

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