European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , July 2009

Breast cancer: From the earliest times through to the end of the 20th century

  • Konstantinos A. Ekmektzoglou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research «N.S. Christeas», University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 210 8033273; fax: +30 210 8033273.
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  • Theodoros Xanthos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research «N.S. Christeas», University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
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  • Vasilios German

      Affiliations

    • Second Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, 401 Army General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Georgios C. Zografos

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, “Hippocratio” General Hospital of Athens, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

Received 3 June 2008 ,Revised 13 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

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 This article takes a historical journey through the ages unfolding the problem of breast cancer from antiquity through to the end of the 20th century.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00239-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.017

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , July 2009