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Dr. Herbert Eguda Nieburgs passed away in the hundredth year of a remarkable life leaving a legacy of impressive accomplishments in the pursuit of early cancer detection — in the realms of diagnostic cell pathology, clinical and laboratory research, continuing medical education as well as authoring, editing, and publishing. He was a physician known for his great honesty and integrity, extraordinary work ethic, clear intellect, keen mind, and insight.
Dr. Nieburgs’ seminal contribution, the discovery and characterization of cellular “markers” presenting malignancy associated changes (MAC) in ostensibly benign cells throughout the body, was made in 1959 — with the aid of the light microscope — before progress in molecular biology transformed biological sciences. His observations of MAC indicated the clinical presence of a suspected tumor and of unsuspected tumors in early asymptomatic stages. MAC was confirmed by independent investigators and also found t
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