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Patterns of care outcome studies results of the national practice in cancer of the cervix
Author(s) -
Hanks Gerald E.,
Herring David F.,
Kramer Simon
Publication year - 1983
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(19830301)51:5<959::aid-cncr2820510533>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , cervical cancer , radiation therapy , gynecology , obstetrics , surgery , paleontology , biology
This report summarizes the national data collected by the Patterns of Care Study in the process and outcome of care in the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix. Substantial variation was found from a consensus of best current management, although training facilities tended to score higher than non‐training on a compliance measure. Four year national averages for control of cervical cancer are: Stage I, 87%, Stage II, 66%, Stage III, 28%. Factors relating to recurrences include failure to use intracavitary irradiation, the type of equipment, the central dose, and Karnofsky Score. The presence of complications is associated with daily dose, lateral dose and central dose, among other factors, and was shown to be unacceptably high in Stage I.