An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024
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Chirurgical observations relative to the cataract, the polypus of the nose, the cancer of the scrotum, etc.London: L. Hawes, 1775.Includes the first description of occupational cancer. By describing chimney sweeps” cancer of the scrotum, Pott was the first to trace the origin of a type of cancer to a specific external cause. The above work also includes his description of senile gangrene, sometimes referred to as “Pott’s gangrene”. Subjects: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & MEDICINE , ONCOLOGY & CANCER, OPHTHALMOLOGY › Ocular Surgery & Procedures › Cataract, UROLOGY Permalink: historyofmedicine.com/id/2635 |