History of breast cancer treatments

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Claudia De La Cruz

Donald Moore

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

A Concise History of Breast Cancer

Over the past half-century, the understanding of breast cancer biology has transformed, showing us improvements in early techniques, is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer and second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. Statistics show that breast cancer affects more than 1,000,000 women worldwide each year, and about 450,000 die from the disease. Breast cancer is a very old disease. The story of breast cancer helps to divide it into three predominant eras times where in the guidelines of care were driven generally by ruling a hypothesis. Breast cancer was treated by surgery or traditional medicine, but rarely cure. Cases described as “breast cancer” were in various civilizations, from Ancient Egypt to the Western Middle Ages. Also, other cases such as tumor progression was also mentioned. Breast cancer was among the most widespread cancers. In the 15th century, researchers and surgeons started to better comprehend the human body. Surgery for breast cancer was implemented, but still was a risky operation at that time since operations were long and painful due to lack of anesthesia and antiseptic conditions. Physician Philippus Theopharstus Aurelus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), called Paracelsus, meaning “beyond Celsus”, though that cancer was a product of excess or deficiency of certain fluids rather than an imbalance in the body’s humors. He suggest replace Galen’s black bile by”ens” (entities): ens astrorum (cosmic influences differing with climate and country). In this paper, we will briefly explain the history of breast cancer focusing on the discoveries and inventions in the field of breast cancer detection, analysis, and treatment.

Greek and Roman period (460 BC-475 AD)

Prior written history Ancient Greece was know by mythology based on a belief between humans an gods.

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