[Is cancer a new disease? Apropos of diagnosis of tumor diseases in De Medicina by Celsus].
Cancer is a particularly common disease in modern societies. Moreover, epidemiology considers it typical of contemporary pathology. Nevertheless, the abundant ancient literature-in the De Medicina by Celsus, among others-leads us to believe that numerous benign and malignant tumours were observed if not identified as such. Hence, it is possible that both the change in medical conceptualization and the real increase in the prevalence are responsible for the actual importance of cancer.
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Clinique d'Orthopédie et de Chirurgie de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Département de Chirurgie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève.
D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D013557:Switzerland
Le cancer est-il une maladie nouvelle? A propos du diagnostic des maladies tumorales dans le De Medicina de Celse.