Rozwój onkologii w Polsce – 100 lat walki z chorobami nowotworowymi

• Authors: Andrzej Kułakowski

Title variants

EN

The Development of Oncology in Poland - A 100 Year Struggle Against Cancer

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author presents the origins, the development and the current condition of the fight against cancer in Poland. Polish oncology developed in the early 20th century; the discovery of natural radioactivity by Pierre and Maria Sklodowska-Curie and the founding of the Radium Institute in Warsaw, gave rise to Polish oncology. Currently, there exists in Poland a network of specialized centres in all provinces.

Keywords

EN

Medicine; History of Science; Oncology; Poland; Development; XIX c; XX c

• Publisher: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego - Fundacja Popierania Nauki
• Journal: Nauka Polska. Jej Potrzeby, Organizacja i Rozwój
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 21
• Pages: 191-201

Contributors

author

Andrzej Kułakowski