Breast cancer remains a challenging diagnosis, transforming many aspects of patients’ lives beyond physical health.
By Dr David Lim, General and Breast Surgeon, Mt Lawley
Breast cancer was mentioned in the first known surgical text, known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus (named after the American that acquired it in 1862). This Egyptian document dated circa 1600 BCE described 48 cases of various pathologies and how to deal with them in a practical and rational way.
Case 39 in this text described a swelling in the breast as: “the disease was cool to touch, bulging and spread...
By Dr David Lim, General and Breast Surgeon, Mt Lawley
Breast cancer was mentioned in the first known surgical text, known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus (named after the American that acquired it in 1862). This Egyptian document dated circa 1600 BCE described 48 cases of various pathologies and how to deal with them in a practical and rational way.
Case 39 in this text described a swelling in the breast as: “the disease was cool to touch, bulging and spread...
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