Ovarian irradiation and prednisone following surgery and radiotherapy for carcinoma of the breast.
Following surgery and regional radiotherapy for operable carcinoma of the breast in premenopausal women, ovarian irradiation (2000 rad in five daily fractions) plus prednisone (7.5 mg per day) results in delayed recurrence and prolonged survival.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D011241:Prednisone