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Breast cancer

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = TD

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

16.268 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Undiagnosed, February 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents

"Queer woman, used to go about telling people she was being treated for cancer of the breast when there was nothing wrong with her [from Dr]. Has a big family. Nurse says this woman is a bad lot, immoral. Her husband has left her. Has some illegitimate and legitimate children. Breast excised lately. Now working in a factory. House dirty."

Dates: Other: February 1947

Cancer of the breast, 1930-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB13/5/3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The General Cancer Register gives, for each patient, number, name, date, from which ward or hospital, diagnosis.

Specific Cancer Registers give, for each patient, year, name, serial number, date of first treatment, stage, record of years alive after start of treatment, date of death. Patients are arranged alphabetically under first year of treatment.

Dates: 1930-1948

Cancer of the breast, 1949-1953

 Item
Identifier: LHB13/5/4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The General Cancer Register gives, for each patient, number, name, date, from which ward or hospital, diagnosis.

Specific Cancer Registers give, for each patient, year, name, serial number, date of first treatment, stage, record of years alive after start of treatment, date of death. Patients are arranged alphabetically under first year of treatment.

Dates: 1949-1953

'Endocrine aspects of breast cancer', 1957

 File
Identifier: Coll-32/E.13
Scope and Contents

This file contains material relating to the conference, 'Endocrine aspects of breast cancer', held at University of Glasgow, 8 July 1957-10 July 1957. The material consists of a programme and abstracts of papers; and corresppndence between Norman Dott and the organisers regarding participation by Dott and his team. The correspondents are A.P.M. Forrest and C.F.W. Illingworth.

Dates: 1957

PR4.942, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.942
Scope and Contents Case summary, chart, correspondence and report relating to female retired civil servant from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 71 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: post-irradiation...
Dates: 1958

PR4.969, 1953-1972

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.969
Scope and Contents Case summaries, reports, X-rays, charts, correspondence and notes relating to female housewife and part-time cleaner from east Edinburgh aged 65 at examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: recurrent aspiration...
Dates: 1953-1972

PR2.5138, 1946-1947

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5138
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, chart and report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial metastasis of breast cancer; headaches; vomiting; papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1947

'The Endocrinology of breast cancer', 1957

 File
Identifier: Coll-32/E.12
Scope and Contents This file contains material relating to meetings on 'The Endocrinology of breast cancer', 1957. Meetings between Stockholm and Edinburgh groups to review work in progress, were planned for 29 April 1957-3 May 1957, in Edinburgh. In the event, the Stockholm visitors were unable to attend, and the full programme was cancelled, and replaced by a one-day discussion meeting on 29 April 1957. The material includes the programme planned for the full meeting; Dott's notes made of his and others'...
Dates: 1957