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Surgeon

Percivall Pott

London surgeon who in Chirurgical Observations (1775) described scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps and attributed it to soot, making it the first described occupational cancer.

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  1. Pott P. Chirurgical Observations relative to the Cataract, the Polypus of the Nose, the Cancer of the Scrotum, the different Kinds of Ruptures, and the Mortification of the Toes and Feet. London: T.J. Carnegy for L. Hawes, W. Clarke and R. Collins; 1775. Section on the cancer of the scrotum. Wellcome Collection digitised copy (work pvdd4yrv), public domain.

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  2. Azike JE. A review of the history, epidemiology and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum. Rare Tumors. 2009;1(1):e17.

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  3. Doll R. Pott and the path to prevention. Arch Geschwulstforsch. 1975;45(6):521-31.

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