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Anon is a physicist (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's funny how they treated cancer:

Treatment was based on the humour theory of four bodily fluids (black and yellow bile, blood, and phlegm). According to the patient's humour, treatment consisted of diet, blood-letting, and/or laxatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cancer#Early_diagnosis

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 5 months ago

Nowadays doctors are pretty humourless.