Oncologic conceptions of Ambroise Paré (1509-1590), father of surgery.
Ambroise Paré, one of the leading surgeons of the 16th century, is acknowledged as the father of surgery. He exercised vast influence on several fields of medicine and surgery through his writings. This article presents and criticizes Paré's conceptions on oncology.
Department of History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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