Bernard Peyrilhe
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Bernard Peyrilhe was a French
surgeon
known as one of the founders of experimental cancer
research. He injected some extracts of breast cancer
to study the transmission of the disease.
"A notable event in the history of cancer research was the essay of Peyrilhe (1735 to 1804) submitted to the Academy of Lyons in answer to the question, Qu' est ce que le cancer? This was the first systematic investigation of the whole subject and dealt with the cancer toxin, the nature of the disease, the manner of growth, and the treatment.
He spoke of the local origin, the production of a specific virus from degeneration of the tumor, and the development of cachexia from this source.
He endeavored to demonstrate the virus by injecting tumor emulsion beneath the skin of a dog, but an abscess resulted and his servant drowned the animal. He treated ulceration effectively with the newly discovered carbonic acid. His imagination was satisfied by the Cartesian lymph theory of the times."
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
known as one of the founders of experimental cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
research. He injected some extracts of breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
to study the transmission of the disease.
"A notable event in the history of cancer research was the essay of Peyrilhe (1735 to 1804) submitted to the Academy of Lyons in answer to the question, Qu' est ce que le cancer? This was the first systematic investigation of the whole subject and dealt with the cancer toxin, the nature of the disease, the manner of growth, and the treatment.
He spoke of the local origin, the production of a specific virus from degeneration of the tumor, and the development of cachexia from this source.
He endeavored to demonstrate the virus by injecting tumor emulsion beneath the skin of a dog, but an abscess resulted and his servant drowned the animal. He treated ulceration effectively with the newly discovered carbonic acid. His imagination was satisfied by the Cartesian lymph theory of the times."