The radical mastectomy developed by William Halsted was still used to treat breast cancer in the 1970s.
Notes on verification
Well-corroborated by multiple independent medical history sources and reflects documented medical practice timeline; consistent with NSABP trial history. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial (upstreams: NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project) clinical trials, medical history literature on breast cancer surgery) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high (extractor: empirical/medium)]
Sources
- A visual history of cancer | Wellcome Collection (seed:anatomy_and_medical_oddities)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423894/ (corroboration)
- https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/mastectomy/types/radical (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5060002/ (corroboration)