Abstract
Western medicine has its origins in ancient Greece. It would appear that sometime in the sixth century B.C. the first attempts were being made at explaining the origin and nature of matter and the structure of the universe. Sustained theorising was invented and traditional mythological explanations of natural phenomena no longer satisfied the enquiring mind.
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De Moulin, D. (1983). Antiquity. In: A short history of breast cancer. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0601-8_1
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