Case reports and the fight against cancer

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Elie G Dib
Michael R Kidd
Deborah C Saltman
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[1] University of South Dakota,Sanford Cancer Center
[2] The University of Sydney,Discipline of General Practice
[3] University of Brighton,Institute of Postgraduate Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Mayfield House
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10.1186/1752-1947-2-39
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Some of the earliest case reports describing individual patients afflicted with cancer can be traced all the way back to the papyrus records of Ancient Egyptian medicine of approximately 1600 B.C.. Throughout the centuries physicians have continued the practice of writing case reports. Case reporting has provided significant advances in the knowledge of cancer on several fronts. It is without question that case reports do not replace well designed randomized clinical trials in advancing medical knowledge about cancerous diseases. However, case reports have their unique role in evidence-based medicine and often constitute the first line of evidence. This editorial reviews the many useful aspects of case reports and describes specific reports known to have revolutionized cancer management. Journal of Medical Case Reports is committed to publish well written case reports from around the world and be a source of inspiration for clinicians and scientists about newer research directions.
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