Treatment of Choice in Cancer of the Uterine Corpus
- 14 June 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 254 (24) , 1112-1119
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm195606142542402
Abstract
CANCER of the uterine corpus can be successfully treated in a number of ways. However, there is no unanimity concerning the best therapy. The following discussion is intended to evaluate the different methods and to aid in the development of a plan for the treatment of this disease.The types of treatment now employed are: total hysterectomy by either the abdominal or the vaginal route; radiotherapy; a combination of these two; and radical hysterectomy. These can be evaluated by their applicability, primary mortality and five-year survival without evidence of disease. Because the various methods of treatment are not equally applicable, . . .Keywords
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