The discovery of chemotherapy revolutionized cancer care from "summary" of EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES IN PB by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The idea that chemotherapy could be a viable treatment for cancer was initially met with skepticism and even resistance. Many clinicians and researchers were wary of using such a potent and toxic substance to combat a disease as complex and elusive as cancer. However, as scientists delved deeper into the mechanisms of cancer and how chemotherapy could target and disrupt those mechanisms, a new era of cancer treatment began to emerge. Chemotherapy represented a fundamental shift in the way cancer was approached and treated. Instead of focusing solely on surgery or radiation, which could be limited in their effectiveness depending on the type and stage of cancer, chemotherapy offered a more systemic and aggressive approach. By using drugs that could circulate throughout the body and target cancer cells wherever they may be, chemotherapy had the potential to reach tumors that were too small or widespread to be rem...
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