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Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound with unique biologic effects, entered clinical trials

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Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound with unique biologic effects, entered clinical trials

In 1970, Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound with unique biologic effects, entered clinical trials. On Dec. 19, 1978,…

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The first malignancy (choriocarcinoma) was cured with chemotherapy at the National Cancer Institute

In 1957, Roy Hertz and Min Chiu Li achieve the first completed cure of a human solid tumor…

Roy Hertz and Min Chiu Li achieve total cure of a human solid tumor

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Roy Hertz and Min Chiu Li achieve total cure of a human solid tumor

In 1955, Drs. Roy Hertz and Min Chiu Li discovered that the same methotrexate treatment alone could cure…

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Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link

In 1950, Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link. In 1950, Wynder…

Harold Stewart and Egon Lorenz demonstrated by carcinogenesis the induction of adenocarcinoma of the glandular stomach of mice

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Harold Stewart and Egon Lorenz demonstrated by carcinogenesis the induction of adenocarcinoma of the glandular stomach of mice

On Aug. 1, 1941, Harold L. Stewart and Egon Lorenz published an article in the Journal of the…

World’s first succesful surgical lung removal was performed at Washington University – St Louis

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World’s first succesful surgical lung removal was performed at Washington University – St Louis

On Apr. 4, 1933, Evarts A. Graham, MD at Washington University – St. Louis performed the world’s first…