Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. It is estimated that breast cancer affects more than 1,000,000 women worldwide each year, and about 450,000 die from the disease. During the last decades, breast cancer has received considerable attention, yet it is a very old disease that was described years and years ago. This book provides a summary of breast cancer history. It covers the ages from the ancient times to the early 2000's, but mainly focuses on the 20th century and its numerous discoveries and inventions in the field of breast cancer detection, analysis and treatment.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: From Prehistoric Times to the End of the Middle Ages (Egypt, China, India, Persia, Greece, Rome, Byzance, Islamic Spain, Middle Ages)

Chapter 2: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries

Chapter 3: Nineteenth Century

TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND:

Chapter 4: Breast Cancer Surgery

Chapter 5: Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

Chapter 6: Breast Cancer Chemotherapy (including Combination Chemotherapy, Metronomic Chemotherapy...)

Chapter 7: Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer (including Ovarian Suppressors, Tamoxifen and Estrogen Receptor Regulators, Aromatase Inhibitors...)

Chapter 8: Targeted Therapy of Breast Cancer and Immunotherapy

Chapter 9: Breast Cancer Staging and Grading

Chapter 10: Breast Cancer Genetics (including BRCA1, BRCA2...)

Chapter 11: Breast Cancer Imaging and Detection (including Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasonography, Optical Imaging, Thermography, Computer Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, PET/CT, Scintigraphy, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT/CT, Scintimammography, BSGI, Elastography, Electrical Impedance Tomography...)

Chapter 12: Breast Cancer Models (including Mouse Models, Rat Models, Breast Cancer Cell Lines, Breast Cancer Xenografts, Genetically Engineerd Mice, Mammospheres, Breast Cancer Stem Cells...)

Books Bibliography

Index of names