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External vs. Interstitial irradiation in unresectable recurrent cancer of the cervix
Author(s) -
Evans S. R.,
Hilaris Basil S.,
Barber Hugh R. K.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(1971)28:5<1284::aid-cncr2820280529>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , radiation therapy , surgery , cancer , carcinoma
Abstract One‐hundred and fourteen patients were explored and found to have un‐resectable recurrent carcinoma of the cervix. Forty‐four patients were unsuitable for further treatment. Seventy patients were treated with a combination of interstitial implantation and/or external irradiation. All of the patients in the untreated group died within 15 months. In the treated group, 10% of the patients lived 15 months or longer, and 6.2% (4 patients) survived 5 years or more. Interstitial and external radiation therapy provide, therefore, temporary relief of disabling signs and symptoms and an occasional long‐term survivor.