Treatment Policies Affecting Survival in Patients with Carcinoma of the Cervix

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Abstract
Radiotherapy treatment techniques were evaluated according to survival rates among more than 800 patients with Stage I and II carcinoma of the cervix. An increased survival rate was noted when a Fletcher tandem and ovoids and the Fletcher technique of external irradiation and fractionated Ra therapy were applied. This increase was due to a larger radiation dose to the anoxic tumor core and to external irradiation shrinking the tumor to within the high-dose range of Ra therapy.

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