Understanding breast cancer - The long and winding road.

CONCLUSIONS: Breast cancer remains a serious public health issue worldwide. However, appreciable growth in our understanding of breast cancer in the past century has led to remarkable progress in the early detection, treatment and prevention of the disease. The clinical focus is shifting more towards tailored therapy as more targets are characterized and novel highly innovative approaches are developed. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: Tracing the history of breast cancer, highlights how increased awareness of the disease, and progress in research and development have enhance our understanding of the disease. PMID: 28194329 [PubMed]
Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: BBA Clin Source Type: research