Cervical cancer historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nima Nasiri, M.D.[2]Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [3]
Overview
In 400 BC, Hippocrates referred to cervical cancer as cancer of the uterus, it was little known about cervical cancer until the Rennaissance era. In 1842, an Italian physician named Rigoni-stern noticed that cancer of the cervix prevalence was high among married and widowed women and low or rare among the unmarried women and absent in Italian nuns.
Historical Perspective
- In 400 BC, Hippocrates referred to cervical cancer as cancer of the uterus which should be left untreated since there is no cure for it.[1]
- In 1842, an Italian physician named Rigoni-stern noticed that cancer of the cervix prevalence was high among married and widowed women and low or rare among the unmarried women and absent in Italian nuns.
- In 1981, Harold zur Hausen, a German physician, first discovered that infection with papillomavirus is cause of cervical cancer.