Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer.
History
[edit | edit source]During World War I, the toxic effects of mustard gas on human lymphatic tissue and bone marrow was noted.
Clinical trials with cancer patients were tried in the early 1940s. Investigators at Yale studied Nitrogen mustard in 1942.[1][2]
In Italy, December 1943, an Allied ship carrying mustard gas was bombed by the Germans, spreading Sulfur mustard all over the harbor. The Allies kept it a secret because they were not supposed to have chemical weapons so close to the front. Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Francis Alexander reported the effect of the gas on white blood cells.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Yale Center for Clinical Investigation". Yale Medicine. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-23. Text "Yale Medicine" ignored (help)
- ↑ "From the field of battle, an early strike at cancer". Yale School of Medicine. 2005-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
- ↑ Conant, Jennet (August 12, 2020). "How a WWII Disaster—and Cover-up—Led to a Cancer Treatment Breakthrough". HISTORY. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-23. Text "HISTORY" ignored (help)