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== History == [[File:Sidney Farber nci-vol-1926-300.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Sidney Farber]] is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy.]] Cancer research has been ongoing for centuries. Early research focused on the causes of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/history-of-cancer/cancer-causes-theories-throughout-history.html|title=Early Theories about Cancer Causes |publisher=American Cancer Society |access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509202956/https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/history-of-cancer/cancer-causes-theories-throughout-history.html|archive-date=9 May 2018}}</ref> [[Percivall Pott]] identified the first environmental trigger (chimney soot) for cancer in 1775 and cigarette smoking was identified as a cause of lung cancer in 1950. Early cancer treatment focused on improving surgical techniques for removing tumors. Radiation therapy took hold in the 1900s. Chemotherapeutics were developed and refined throughout the 20th century. The U.S. declared a "[[War on Cancer]]" in the 1970s, and increased the funding and support for cancer research.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dtp.cancer.gov/timeline/flash/milestones/M4_Nixon.htm|title=Milestone (1971): President Nixon declares war on cancer|website=dtp.cancer.gov|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203021720/https://dtp.cancer.gov/timeline/flash/milestones/M4_Nixon.htm|archive-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> === Seminal papers === Some of the most highly cited and most influential research reports include: *''[[The Hallmarks of Cancer]]'', published in 2000, and ''Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation'', published in 2011, by [[Douglas Hanahan]] and [[Robert Weinberg (biologist)|Robert Weinberg]]. Together, these articles have been cited in over 30,000 published papers.
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