who found out about cancer in the first place?

[angel]

im doing a project about cancer. i want to know everything about cancer and if you or your faimly memeber has it mabey give some deatil about how you felt

thanks for your anwsers

angel

[lo_mcg]

The origin of the word cancer is credited to the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BC) who used the terms carcinos and carcinoma to describe non-ulcer forming and ulcer-forming tumors. In Greek these words refer to a crab.

The oldest description of cancer was discovered in Egypt and dates back to approximately 1600 BC; it describes 8 cases of tumours or ulcers of the breast.

I have had cancer and would be happy to answer specific questions about my experience. Feel free to email me

[Philip P]

Cancer can be an incredibly sensitive subject....!

My aunt got cancer about 2 years ago. Before then she was a lively character, although single, very happy and healthy. She got breast cancer, and had to go through 8 sessions of chemo to get rid of it. It broke her soul.

The main kind of symptons after chemo are heart breaking to see, let alone to experience:

Weakness
tiredness
loss of apetite
Possible vomiting
loss of energy and will to do stuff

It has taken her 3 years to really get over it!

hope this helps....

phil