Practical observations on cancer / by the late John Howard.
- Howard, John, Fellow of the College of Surgeons
- Date:
- 1811
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Credit: Practical observations on cancer / by the late John Howard. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![whole of the diseased breast, with the diseased part in the axilla, was accurately removed, and the greater pectoral muscle was left clean and bare. The operation was performed in the old way, with- out attempting to save any skin, or to unite the wound with sticking-plaister. Whatever portion of the integuments there might be in a diseased state was completely taken away, with the can- cerous mass. The sore never healed, but contracted, and, after showing a disposition to heal, spread, and was fol- lowed by contraction under the axiila; and the enlarged glands in this part pressing on trie lym- phatics, caused a very painful and very considerable swelling of the whole arm, down to the fogers — She survh^d the operation only six months, and, latterly m the greatest misery. Case 21.]—A sister of the above woman had also a cancer, not moveable, but perfectly adhe- rent; about the size of a walnut; with the skin, when I nrst saw it, not discoloured. She was a tnin, spare, abstemious woman. The progress of tiie tumor was slow, but it became at length peni- tent; a scab was formed upon it, and a gradual ulceration took place :-she died however of ano- tner disease. . This may be considered as my first proof that the chsease may run in the same family.-I know mm was equally plain. And I brieve this L * 3](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21458571_0077.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
