The eighteenth century. Due to its external visibility,

The eighteenth century. Due to its external visibility, breast cancer is the cancer described in ancient documents. [14] Since the autopsies were rare, cancers of internal organs were practically invisible and unknown to the ancient medicine, while the miracle bust breast is palpable through the skin and in its most advanced stage becomes visible through necrosis, ulceration and dark liquid spills. [14] The oldest description of this tumor in which there is knowledge, belongs to the Edwin Smith Papyrus , dating to 1,600 BC in Egypt , which describes 8 cases of tumors or ulcers of the breast, treated with cauterization .

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