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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
Colorectal cancer can date back to the Ptolemaic period in an Eqyptian mummy. In February 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
Colorectal Cancer Historical Perspective
- The first historical diagnosis of cancer, in particular colorectal cancer, was by Professor Michael Zimmerman, on an ancient Egyptian mummy who had lived in Dakleh Oasis during the Ptolemaic period (200-400 CE)[1]
- In Biblical texts, Jehoram of Judah (who ruled in Jerusalem 843-851 B.C.) was cursed because of his evil deeds with an incurable disease of the bowels which left him in great agony and eventually his bowels came out; this waspossibly the earliest description of colorectal carcinoma[2]
- In February 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
References
- ↑ Rehemtulla A (2010). "Dinosaurs and ancient civilizations: reflections on the treatment of cancer". Neoplasia. 12 (12): 957–68. PMC 3003131. PMID 21170260.
- ↑ Liubov Louba BN (2004). "Colorectal carcinoma that afflicted King Jehoram". Minerva Med. 95 (6): 557–61. PMID 15785440.