James Young and the “Cancer Germ”

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Young J . Further study of an organism obtained from cancerous growths. Trans Edin Obstet Soc. 1921–2; 81: 110–20.

Young J . Further investigations into the aetiology of malignant disease and leukaemia. Edin Med J 1922; 28: 233–57.

Young J . On an organism obtained from carcinomatous growth with a description of its pathogenic effects in mice. J Pathol Bacteriol 1922; 25: 151–2.

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Glover TJ . The bacteriology of cancer. Canada Lancet Pract 1930; 74: 92–111.

Young J . A new outlook on cancer: irritation and infection. BMJ 1925; i: 60–4.

Livingston V Wuerthele-Caspe Jackson E Alexander . A specific type of organism cultivated from malignancy: bacteriology and proposed classification. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1970; 174: 636–54.