THE CONTRIBUTION OF RADIOTHERAPY TO THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMORS 4. The Overall Treatment Results From 1977 To 1978

• Published in: The KITAKANTO Medical Journal Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 219 - 224
• Main Authors: NIIBE, HIDEO, NOZAKI, MIWAKO, MITSUHASHI, NORIO, TAKAHASHI, IKU, ITO, JUN, OKAZAKI, ATSUSHI, MAEHARA, YASUNOBU, INOUE, TOMIO, HAYAKAWA, KAZUSHIGE, IKEDA, HAZIME, SUTO, HISAO, NAKAJIMA, NOBUAKI, NAKANO, TAKASHI, YAMAKAWA, MICHITAKA, TAMAKI, YOSHIO, SUGIYAMA, SUMIO, SAITO, YOSHIHIRO, TAKAHASHI, MITSUHIRO, MITOMO, OSAMU, MATSUURA, MASANA, NAKAMURA, YUJI, HASHIDA, IWAO, MIYAMA, JUNKO, KATOH, SHINGO, GOTO, YUICHIRO, NAKAYAMA, YUKO, ARAI, MASAHIKO, SHINOZAKI, JUN, TAKEUCHI, MIHO, NAKAMOTO, SOKEN, HIRAOKA, SHIGEYASU, HARA, TOMIO, KIMURA, MAKOTO, ITOH, ICHIRO, SUZUKI, YOSHIHIKO, MIYAISHI, KAZUO, YONOME, ICHIRO, ISHIHARA, TOMIO, NAGAI, TERUO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Kitakanto Medical Society 01.07.1985
• Subjects: Cancer treatment; Malignant tumor; Radiotherapy
• ISSN: 0023-1908; 1883-6135
• DOI: 10.2974/kmj1951.35.219

Five hundred twenty-six Patients with malignant tumors were treated by radiotherapy in the Department of Radiology of Gunma University Hospital from January 1, 1977, to December 31, 1978. The follow-up results were as follows. 1. The overall five-year relative survival rate was 46%. 2. In 346 patients treated by radical radiotherapy, the five-year survival rate was 66%. 3. In 159 patients treated to prolong life (palliative irradiation), the one-year, two-year and five-year survival rates were 37%, 16% and 7%, respectively. 4. Fifteen out of 21 patients irradiated for relief of symptoms, e.g., bleeding, pain and obstruction, were fully relieved.