Leukemia was first described in the early 19th century by Velpeau and formally named by Virchow in 1845. Progress accelerated in the 20th century with chemotherapy and the discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome.
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First chromosomal abnormality identified in cancer.
Provided direct
evidence of a genetic cause for cancer.
1960 – Philadelphia, USA
- Peter
Nowell (pathologist) and David Hungerford (graduate student) at
the University of Pennsylvania and the Fox Chase Cancer Center discovered
a small abnormal chromosome consistently present in patients with chronic
myeloid leukemia (CML).
- They
named it the Philadelphia chromosome after the city where it was
discovered.
- This was the first consistent chromosomal abnormality linked to a human cancer
Current Events
World Leukemia Day is observed annually on September 4. It’s a coordinated global campaign led by patient advocacy groups worldwide
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