Open AccessExperimental Study of a New Combination of Surgery and Radiotherapy for Treatment of Carcinoma of Cervix Uteri
Author(s) -
Nieminen Usko
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347009157266
Subject(s) - medicine , corpus uteri , cervix , radiation therapy , carcinoma , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , surgery , cancer , physics , optics
An experimental series of 12 patients consisting of 10 cases with carcinoma of the cervix uteri and 2 with carcinoma of the corpus uteri were treated by a new method combining surgery and radiotherapy. The purpose was to study the safety of the method, in other words, whether its use could be continued. It had been found to be safe theoretically. During the follow‐up period of 3 years the incidence of complications due to the new therapy was not even on the scale common with the conventional combined method of treatment.