Greco-Roman thought about cancer.

Abstract in brief

• Greco-Roman thinkers generally viewed cancer as a form of out-of-balance humors or bodily fluids, reflecting their belief that health depended on maintaining proper harmony among these elements.
• They considered cancer to be a manifestation of natural processes gone awry, often associating it with corruption or excess within the body's humors, which could be influenced by diet, lifestyle, or moral factors.
• Their approach to understanding and treating cancer was limited by the medical knowledge of the time, relying on theories of balancing humors and using remedies like bloodletting or herbal treatments rather than modern scientific methods.]