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And do not forget Edie Gelles's Portia. Sheila Skemp Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 2:17 PM, "John Saillant" <oieahc@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > J. Kent McGaughy wrote: >> > > Another student who is also planning to pursue a career in medicine is >> > > interested in learning about what was known about cancer at this time. I >> > > informed her the problem may be that people suffered from illnesses that >> > > today we recognize as cancer but they did not recognize the illness as >> > > such at the time. If there is any one who can offer suggestions on how I >> > > can help this student structure her topic I would also appreciate that >> > > assistance as well. > > > > Yes, the understanding of cancer has changed greatly. There are some newspaper articles from early America that might be useful sources to explore, compare, and contrast with later medicine. I quoted one here: > > <<http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2008/09/cancer-case-from-1799.html>> > > > > More detail, not necessarily accurate, about treatment in this satirical verse from Dr. Lemuel Hopkins, a lesser Hartford wit: > > <<http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2008/09/medical-poet-and-cancer-quack.html>> > > > > J. L. Bell --
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