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Early discovery. Research milestones. Modern treatments. Outlook. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women around the world. It has been widely studied throughout history. In fact,...
The history of breast cancer is a complex maze of attempts to understand the wily nature of this hormone-responsive cancer and the will of physicians to conquer it by physical removal (surgery), cell destruction (chemo-radiotherapy) or targeted therapy to cell receptors (biomodulation).
This article reviews the history of breast cancer research and developments in caring for breast cancer patients. Read on to learn what’s been discovered about the risk of developing breast cancer and how treatments have changed over the years.
The earliest descriptions of breast cancer date back to around 3500 BCE. For centuries to follow, theories by Hippocrates (460 BCE) and Galen (200 CE), attributing the cause of breast cancer to an “excess of black bile” and treatment options including the use of opium and castor oil, prevailed. Surgical resection was introduced in the 18th century.
In 460 B.C., Hippocrates, the father of Western Medicine, described breast cancer as a humoral disease. He postulated that the body consisted of four humors - blood, phlegm, yellow bile,...
This article discusses the history of breast cancer and explains how awareness, screening, and treatment have evolved throughout the years.
As critical information regarding breast cancer genes and their interplay emerge, we bear witness today to the history of personalised medicine in the making. Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.