[Haematology and Oncology - A look back at 150 years]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2024 Dec;149(24-25):1500-1506. doi: 10.1055/a-2298-0609. Epub 2024 Dec 4.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The success story of haematology and oncology extends from Virchow's concept of "cellular pathology" to the possibilities of personalized cancer therapy, which molecular oncology offers today. This article highlights the beginnings and developments of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, as well as molecular oncology and psycho-oncology over the past 150 years.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Hematology* / history
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Medical Oncology* / history
  • Neoplasms / history
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Precision Medicine