Mohs surgery, also known as chemosurgery, developed in 1938 by a general surgeon, Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells.he clinical quotes for cure rate of Mohs surgery is from 97% to 99.8% after 5 years for newly diagnosed basal cell cancer (BCC), decreasing to 94% or less for recurrent basal cell cancer. Radiation oncologists quote cure rate from 90 to 95% for BCCs less than 1 or 2 cm, and 85 to 90% for BCCs larger than 1 or 2 cm.
OâReilly Auto Parts is an American auto parts retailer that provides automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States serving both the professional service providers and do-it-yourself customers. Founded in 1957 by the OâReilly family, the company operates more than 4,829 stores in 47 states.
Humphrey and Dudley Pierce started the company in 1913 as a truck and auto repair shop. In 1917, they incorporated the company as Auto Body Works and moved to a plant on Story Street in Appleton, Wisconsin. Building utility truck and delivery bodies was a main thrust of the business into the 1940s. The company constructed its first fire truck bodies in 1939. By 1957, the company was building fire bodies for W.S. Darley, an arrangement that would continue into the 1970s. Ogilvie joined Auto Body Works in 1948 as a sales engineer, having completed his studies in engineering at the University of Wisconsin.