Comments on: How long have scientists been searching for a cure for cancer? http://www.thewordishope.com/how-long-have-scientists-been-searching-for-a-cure-for-cancer/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Panda http://www.thewordishope.com/how-long-have-scientists-been-searching-for-a-cure-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2791 Panda Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:02:50 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/how-long-have-scientists-been-searching-for-a-cure-for-cancer/#comment-2791 Cancer is an ancient disease . . bone cancer can even be found in the fossilized remains of ancient human beings. The first written reports refer to breast cancer in Egyptian mummies. So this answer is not as easy as you think . . thousands of years ago it was written that 'there is no cure' . . which indicates that early doctors were looking for cures, but found none. You can read about the early history of cancer at the American Cancer society site: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_the_history_of_cancer_72.asp Good luck. Cancer is an ancient disease . . bone cancer can even be found in the fossilized remains of ancient human beings. The first written reports refer to breast cancer in Egyptian mummies. So this answer is not as easy as you think . . thousands of years ago it was written that ‘there is no cure’ . . which indicates that early doctors were looking for cures, but found none. You can read about the early history of cancer at the American Cancer society site:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_the_history_of_cancer_72.asp

Good luck.

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