TY - CHAP
T1 - History of image-guided tumor ablation
AU - Scheffer, Hester J.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The oldest known account of cancer dates from approximately 3,000-2,500 B.C. An Egyptian papyrus manuscript describes eight ulcers of the breast. Twelve centuries later, the Greek physician Hippocrates developed the theory of 'black bile' as the sinister porter of cancer and employed the word 'carcinoma'. In the Renaissance, after years of extensive autopsies, anatomist Andreas Vesalius dispelled the theory of 'black bile' and developed one of the most influential books on anatomy. In the 18th century the first proper oncological surgical procedures were performed. The late 19th century saw the emergence of two other mainstays of cancer therapy: systemic chemotherapy and external beam radiation therapy. The past decades, image-guided tumor ablation techniques were developed, further broadening treatment possibilities and oncologic survival. This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of cancer and the development of cancer treatment throughout the centuries.
AB - The oldest known account of cancer dates from approximately 3,000-2,500 B.C. An Egyptian papyrus manuscript describes eight ulcers of the breast. Twelve centuries later, the Greek physician Hippocrates developed the theory of 'black bile' as the sinister porter of cancer and employed the word 'carcinoma'. In the Renaissance, after years of extensive autopsies, anatomist Andreas Vesalius dispelled the theory of 'black bile' and developed one of the most influential books on anatomy. In the 18th century the first proper oncological surgical procedures were performed. The late 19th century saw the emergence of two other mainstays of cancer therapy: systemic chemotherapy and external beam radiation therapy. The past decades, image-guided tumor ablation techniques were developed, further broadening treatment possibilities and oncologic survival. This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of cancer and the development of cancer treatment throughout the centuries.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55113-5_1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55113-5_1
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783319551128
T3 - Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice
SP - 3
EP - 11
BT - Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -