The past and future of breast cancer treatment—from the papyrus to individualised treatment approaches

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Published: 5 Jul 2017
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Dr Felipe Ades - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Morumbi, São Paulo

Dr Ades speaks with ecancer at ASCO 2017 about the past and future of breast cancer treatment.

The growing body of knowledge about breast cancer biology and improvements in surgical and medical treatments has been built over time with contributions from many talented and enthusiastic physicians and researchers.

Medical advances have changed the approach from a previously incurable condition, into a surgical disease.

Further improvements in cancer biology have allowed the development of systemic treatments, hormonal therapies, and targeted drugs.

Read Dr Ades' article here.