PisseArtiste t1_iuivkor wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:44 PM

Reply to comment by jrignall1992 in TIL that chemotherapy can be traced back to the sinking of an Allied ship secretly carrying chemical weapons in WW2 by Rc72

Not really. The link wasn't made until World War II, though nitrogen and sulfur mustard were first used as weapons during the First World War.

jrignall1992 t1_iuix5hf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Well yea kind of because it was what happened in WW1 that lead to this discovery.

They was studying a potential antidote just in case it was used in WW2.

First use of it being used medicinally was August 1942

With the actual component being found in 1948.

No matter how little of a connection you think it is the use of mustard gas in WW1 is what led them to the studies.

PisseArtiste t1_iuixz58 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM

I guess in the sense that there was some notice of the impact on bone marrow during World War I but it wasn't until the work of Gilman et al during the Second World War that there was progress.

jrignall1992 t1_iuiy6aw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Yea that is correct, the reason why I framed it like such is based on how OP has worded title if they put that chemos first use was ww2 then yea but do you get what I mean haha.