Therapeutic survival beyond 5 years in medically treated primary bronchial cancer. Apropos of 9 cases
Bettendorf, A.; Menu, P.; Poirier, R.; Kleisbauer, J.P.; Laval, P.
Le Poumon et le Coeur 32(6): 307-313
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5821 PMID: 1005272 Document Number: 102195
The authors report 9 observations of bronchial carcinoma with a surviving time of 5 years or more. They insist on the various factors on which depends the surviving time: --histology: a differentiated epidermoid epithelioma has better results; --localization of the tumour: cancers of the apex or the trachea have a slow evolution but a very bad prognosis; --therapeutical methods: high energy radiotherapy at curative doses is the best medical treatment of bronchial cancer and chemotherapy is only its complement; --prolonged and regular check ups are a major point in this fighting of cancer. Beyond keeping watch on the general health, it enables early detection and treatment of any evolutive recurrence. Seven of their patients benefited from such repeated treatment.