Breast câncer treatment: a historical view

Authors

  • Rosilene Lara Reis Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.
  • Lílian Figueira Medina Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.
  • Andreia Polanczyk Welter Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.
  • Bárbara Adriana Deboni Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.
  • Renato Luiz Amaral Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.
  • Maria Isabel Edelweiss Serviço de Cirurgia Oncológica do Hospital Santa Rita, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre.

Keywords:

Historical view, Breast cancer

Abstract

This paper makes a review ofthe historical evoiution on the treatment of breast câncer.
Motivatedby the richness ofthe avai/abie information the authors transcribe the data beginning
in the year 1863 up to date.

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Published

2026-07-29

How to Cite

Reis, R. L., Medina, L. F., Welter, A. P., Deboni, B. A., Amaral, R. L., & Edelweiss, M. I. (2026). Breast câncer treatment: a historical view. Revista Brasileira De Mastologia, 12(3). Retrieved from https://mastology.org/rbm/article/view/2081

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