Posted
May 13, 2015
Have
you ever heard of a “pap smear,” a way in which women can check
for cervical cancer?
That
“pap” bit refers to this guy, Georgios Papanikolaou.
Papanikolaou
was born in Greece on this date in 1883. He studied at the University
of Athens and received a medical degree; later, he earned a PhD from
the University of Munich, Germany. He worked as part of the
Oceanographic Exploration Team for Monaco in the early 1900s; in
1915 he emigrated to the U.S.
Quite
the world traveler!
His
work on early cancer detection are what made Papanikolaou famous, and
what got his portrait on some Greek money and a U.S. postage stamp.
There
is still a lot more to be done in early detection of cancer and
effective treatment of cancer. I hope many, many young people will go
into cancer research. According to Dr. Richard L. Schilsky, this is
the most exciting time in career research.
As Papanikolaou said, "The first observation of cancer cells ... gave me one of the greatest thrills I ever experienced during my scientific career." There are a lot more thrills to be had in this field, a field that saves lives, makes lives more comfortable, lengthens lives, and helps people.
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