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Creation Date
1942
Description
Chemotherapy was pioneered at Yale. A patient only known as JD, was the first chemotherapy patient. J.D. received ten injections of the 'lymphocidal chemical' derived from mustard gas. Although, the patient died 3 month later, the modern field of oncology was born. Doctors discovered that cancer would respond to chemical injections.
For more information https://todayincthistory.com/2025/08/27/august-27-substance-x-leads-to-the-nations-first-chemotherapy-treatment/
