Tuesday, January 10, 2012

BP #3 - Mini Research on HeLa themes








Cancer is not recent phenomenon or new invention of this century in medical research. Through the record on a papyrus in 1500 b.c ancient Egypt suffered with cancer daises. During that time they were able to differentiate between malignant and benign tumors which is caused by cancer. Moreover, they were able to remove the surface of tumors, but they believed it caused by the Gods. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460–370 BCE) developed the cause of cancer which is now considered a early theory cancer. In the theory he mentioned that excessive growth of black bile in any given site in the body caused cancer.Though that was one step head of ancient Egypt but it was not enough for the modern medical research. There were more theory about cancer in 17th century and late 19th century those gave new insight and recognized cancerous cells. However, 20th century was the greatest progression period in cancer research.

In 20th century 1940-1950 was a decade which helped to develop the theory of cancer for the next years. In this decade several steps had taken for the research such as fund for cancer, fellowship,cancer Institution, establishment of a hostel for research and successful initiatives in cancer control through X-ray machines. Though the treatment was fundamentally wrong but researcher from Australia, UK and USA worked together to conduct their best research in this decade. According to Cancer Council Victoria's 1951 Annual Report "Means have not been found to attract an experienced man from overseas to pursue Cancer Research" which reflect a research with negative response of hard work.

4 comments:

  1. Good! you had everything in detailed,and you ideas was good, but the most important thing is that you have to use your own sentences to show in the Bolg, also you needed post you opoion,in order to make reader understand more about the post.

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  2. I'm surprised that all this were happen at that time of period. Its really intrusting how there were a lot of cancer diseases effect people; and lot of research where being discovered. You explained it well .

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    1. Do you have an idea about what gives a person cancer, because sometimes i don't get it?

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