William Halsted performed the first radical mastectomy
In 1894, William Halsted, the professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine documented the…
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New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was the first hospital in America devoted to cancer and skin disorders
In 1872, the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded as the first hospital in America devoted…
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded which marked the…
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Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great: the first women diagnosed with breast cancer
In 470, Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great, became the first women in recorded history to be diagnosed…
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Earliest written records and illustrations of breast cancer
The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, dated to 3,000-2,500 B.C., and possibly attributable to Imhotep, the Egyptian physician-architect, provided…
