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The term “proemial breast” is employed to indicate a condition of the breast which makes it a prelude to later developments of simple papil omata and malignant papillomata and other forms of cancer. It is regarded as more accurate than the terms “precancerous,” “precursory,” etc., which might otherwise be employed.