Tag: Edwin Smith
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Ancient medicine on the Nile
Egyptian medicine was already highly advanced by 5000 BCE, and its physicians were highly esteemed. During the Neolithic or last phase of the Stone Age, a flourishing civilization had developed on the fertile banks of the Nile, and around 3100 BCE, King Narmer (or Menes) united what had become the kingdoms of Upper and Lower…
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Evidence versus practice: The story of surgery in breast cancer
Robert BiggarBethesda, Maryland, United States “As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.”―Hippocrates (circa 400 BC) As a scientist, I see breast cancer as a biological process that starts with a single cell that becomes unregulated, then multiplies relentlessly until it kills the host,…