Although the specific cause of nasal cavity cancers and paranasal sinus cancer is not known, factors that can put individuals at higher risk for the disease include cigarette smoking, outdoor air pollution and continual exposure to wood dust, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 â 31 May 1910) was a British-born physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register.
Elizabeth Blackwell on This Site. 1  Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. An 1868 biography of Blackwell by Rev. H. B. Elliott. 2  Elizabeth Blackwell Quotes. 3  Woman Suffrage and the Professions. An anti-suffragist discusses Elizabeth Blackwell's relationship to Lucy Stone and to the woman suffrage movement.