President John Adams' daughter died of breast cancer. How did doctors diagnose cancer back in those days?

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created by Likemypups on 19/01/2025 at 14:47 UTC

594 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)

As stated in the title line.

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Comment by ColostomyMan at 19/01/2025 at 17:41 UTC

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While you wait for additional answers, here[1] is an answer by u/hannahstohelit to the question of cancer diagnosis using Nabby Adams as an example.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/uq3v00/nabby_adams_daughter_of_john_adams_died_in_1813/i8p5p54/

President John Adams' daughter died of breast cancer. How did doctors diagnose cancer back in those days?

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