Simon-Emmanuel Duplay’s (1836–1924) essay on cancer contagion

M. Karamanou; E. Agapitos; G. Androutsos

doi:10.4081/oncol.2011.1

Oncology Reviews (Oct 2011)

Simon-Emmanuel Duplay’s (1836–1924) essay on cancer contagion

M. Karamanou,
E. Agapitos,
G. Androutsos

Affiliations

M. Karamanou: History of Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens
E. Agapitos: Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
G. Androutsos: History of Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2011.1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1

Abstract

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Simon-Emmanuel Duplay was a distinguished example of the French clinicopathological school and his researches on cancer inaugurated the modern period in oncology. In his book entitled Les tumeurs, he presents and analyses his research and those of his contemporaries on cancer contagion.

Published in Oncology Reviews

ISSN: 1970-5565 (Print); 1970-5557 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Other systems of medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine
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