5-year cure results in the radiotherapy of cervix uteri cancers between 1928 and 1977. An historical survey of a half-century reporting period
Tschakert, H.
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft . 162(11): 680-685
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0179-7158 PMID: 3538461 Document Number: 272813
The authors present the five-year healing results of 4347 uterine cervix cancers treated at our Radiotherapeutic Institute within the years of 1928 to 1977. The part of patients irradiated postoperatively increased by 30% during this period, and the average age of patients at the beginning of their disease increased by almost seven years. The overall five-year healing results increased from 47 to 60% during this half of a century, especially the prognosis of stage II and III was considerably improved. With almost the same rate of radiogenic side effects, the incidence of recurrences could be reduced by 50%. The healing results achieved by us in uterine cervix cancer during the last ten years under report correspond well with the healing results of other radiotherapeutic hospitals. Even when compared to the most recent reports on the success achieved by afterloading techniques, there is not much difference to our recent results obtained with radium brachytherapy.