Cancer Of The Breast And The Menopause
SMITHERS D. W. (1952). Cancer of the breast and the menopause. The Journal of the Faculty of Radiologists. Faculty of Radiologists (Great Britain), 4(2), 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0368-2242(52)80027-2
View Original Source →Abstract
Our data suggest that the estrogen-progestin regimen increases breast cancer risk beyond that associated with estrogen alone.
Case Details
Disease Location
Right breast with metastases to bone
Personal Characteristics
Female (no age specified); menopause in 1939; pains in back with ulcerations at time of publication
Clinical Characteristics
The patient noted a lump in 1937 on the right breast. She started homeopathy treatment.
Remission Characteristics
"just before the war" it had almost completely disappeared
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Menopause
Non-Clinical Treatment
Homeopathy