#OTD Dr Jane Cooke Wright joined the ancestors (Nov 20, 1919 - Feb 19, 2013). Pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon noted for her contributions to chemotherapy. Dr Wright is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture rather than laboratory mice to test the effects of potential drugs on cancer cells. She also pioneered the use of the drug methotrexate to treat breast cancer and skin cancer (mycosis fungoids).
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"Dr. Jane Cooke Wright." Historianspeaks, February 19, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/dr-jane-cooke-wright.
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