A Brief History of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer diagnostics, treatment and prevention has come a long way since its humble beginnings in ancient Egypt. Check out the history of this common and, at least to early doctors, extremely puzzling disease.
Breast Cancer: Now and Then
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Breast cancer is among the most well-known and researched cancers in the medical world today. A diagnosis of breast cancer in 2012, while certainly terrifying, is no long the death sentence it was several years ago. In fact, women who detect breast cancer early in its development have a very good chance of a cancer-free future.
But, this was not always the case.
By — Last Modified: 10/15/2012, First Published: 10/12/2012
