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Medieval pathfinders in surgical oncology
Author(s) -
Hajdu Steven I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.20458
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , surgical oncology , general surgery , family medicine , oncology , sociology , anthropology
The author discusses 12 pioneer physician‐surgeons and their attempts at practicing surgical oncology. Their lives spanned more than 1000 years during the Middle Ages, and they differed greatly with regard to their education and experience as well as ethnic and religious backgrounds. However, all of these pioneers made early landmark contributions related to the detection, diagnosis, and cancer.