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The history of cancer treatment is a story of trial and error from "summary" of The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The journey of cancer treatment has been a tumultuous one, marked by countless experiments, failures, and occasional glimpses of success. From ancient times to the present day, physicians and scientists have grappled with the enigma of cancer, often resorting to trial and error as their primary method of discovery. In the early days of cancer treatment, interventions were brutal and often ineffective. The first recorded attempts to treat cancer date back to ancient Egypt, where physicians used a combination of surgery, cauterization, and herbal remedies to try and rid the body of tumors. These methods were crude and often resulted in more harm than good, but they laid the foundation for future advancements in the field. As the centuries passed, new treatments were developed and tested, only to be discarded when they failed to produce the desired results. Chemotherapy, for example, was initially hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough in cancer treatment, but early experiments with the d...
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