SAKORAFAS GH & SAFIOLEAS M.(2010) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 145–166
Breast cancer surgery: an historical narrative. Part III. From the sunset of the 19th to the …

SAKORAFAS GH & SAFIOLEAS M.(2009) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 6–29 Breast
cancer surgery: an historical narrative. Part II. 18th and 19th centuries During the 18th and …

The historic milestones that have brought the surgical management of breast cancer to its
current state are recounted. The Halsted radical mastectomy, once considered the ideal …

SAKORAFAS GH & SAFIOLEAS M.(2009) European Journal of Cancer Care Breast cancer
surgery: an historical narrative. Part I. From prehistoric times to Renaissance Cancer was …

In the 1970s the Halsted operation was abandoned for the modified, muscle-sparing, radical
mastectomy by Madden or Patey; in the 1980s breast-conserving surgery was accepted in …

The twentieth century witnessed dramatic changes in the surgical management of breast
cancer in both the breast and the axilla. Publication of several landmark studies led to the …

The diagnosis and management of breast cancer have changed dramatically over the past
two decades in response not only to new technologies but also to cultural and social aspects …

History of breast cancer dates back to at least 1600 BC and treatment methods have
undergone significant progress over the last hundred years. We are moving away from …

Since ancient times, breast cancer treatment has crucially relied on surgeons and clinicians
making great efforts to find increasingly conservative approaches to cure the tumor. In the …

Breast surgeries for cancer and tumors were first described approximately 3,000 years ago,
and since that time the standard of management has changed dramatically. From Egyptian …