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, on cancer, what Greek physicians had said earlier, that cancer could be removed by surgery only at its first stage and when found in a removable part of the body, such as the breast. Therefore, he confesses that neither he nor any one else he knew of ever applied surgery with success on advanced cancer.[26]

[Illustration: Figure 15.--Metallic syringe for injecting solutions into the bladder. _Top_, from original Arabic manuscript (Bes. 503), courtesy Süleymaniye Umumi Kütüphanesi Müdürlüğü. _Bottom_, from Argellata 1531, courtesy National Library of Medicine.]

[Illustration: Figure 16.--Metallic or porcelain syringes for injection of enemas. _Top_, from original Arabic manuscript (Ali 2854), courtesy Süleymaniye Umumi Kütüphanesi Müdürlüğü. _Bottom_, from Argellata 1531, courtesy National Library of Medicine.]

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