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bernard peyrilhe 1804 150px france cancer 1737 transmission of the cancer bernard peyrilhe
 bernard peyrilhe
bernard peyrilhe

bernard peyrilhe -lrb- 1737 -- 1804 -rrb- 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 -lrb- 1735 to 1804 -rrb- 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 . ''
