Conservative treatment of early-stage breast cancer in a medically indigent population.
J Natl Med Assoc
; 87(7): 500-4, 1995 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-7636896
The compliance with a program of breast-conservation treatment for early-stage breast cancer and the results of that treatment among women treated between January 1983 and January 1992 was investigated in a large inner-city public hospital serving a primarily black population. Medical records and charts were reviewed for 25 consecutive patients with stage I and II breast cancer seen in consultation in the radiation oncology department. Of those 25 patients, 20 underwent lumpectomy and radiation therapy. Survival, disease-free survival, and local recurrence-free survival were computed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Compliance was evaluated based on time to complete the prescribed course of radiotherapy after a lumpectomy. Five-year local recurrence-free survival for stage I and II patients was 95% (confidence interval [CI]: 71% to 99%). Five-year overall survival for stage II patients was 71% (CI: 31% to 92%), and disease-free survival was 74% (CI: 36% to 91%). This study demonstrates that a program of breast-conservation treatment for early-stage breast cancer can be implemented with good results, excellent treatment compliance, and 100% follow-up in a population of medically indigent women.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Mama
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Indigencia Médica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Natl Med Assoc
Año:
1995
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos