[2] She earned her Bachelor of Surgery (BS) in 1904, and in the same year joined the Royal Free Hospital as a pathologist, taking charge of the department at the age of only 24.
This antiseptic reduced the amount of infections and provided an alternative to wound dressing on a daily basis.
She researched immunology and radiobiology of tumours in the early 1920s but she recognised the potential of radium for treating cancer.
The British Empire Cancer Campaign gave Chambers and the other researchers a large supply of radium.
The success of this project, combined with Chambers' foresight and dedication, led to the establishment of the Marie Curie Hospital on Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead, in 1930, where she became pathologist.
In little time, the hospital showed increasing survival rates and was considered the main centre for treating women's cancers.