Breast cancer, central theme of the ‘Analyze’ conference in Cádiz

IN GOOD HANDS

For many years, the reference treatment was almost exclusively surgical and consisted of performing the radical mastectomy, introduced by W. Halsted in 1894. This consisted of the en bloc removal of the entire breast, pectoral muscles, and related ganglion areas, which was terribly aggressive, mutilating, and had poor aesthetic and functional results. However, at the time it marked an era and remained the election procedure for more than 70 years.