Breast Cancer Care: A Historical Review

摘要

Abstract Breast cancer management has undergone several changes with time. With all the armament we now have against this disease, one may wonder how things have been before the advent of modern tools. This paper gives a historical background to breast cancer; its theories of origin, surgical and non surgical management and the changes in attitude towards breast cancer patients and treatment. Keywords: Breast cancer, history, cancer theory South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust Harton Lane, S.