title: Preoperative irradiation and cystectomy in 135 cases of bladder cancer.
abstract: The updated experience of the McGill Teaching Hospitals in treating cancer of the bladder with short course, high-dose radiation and immediate cystectomy is presented. Five-year life table survival for the 135 patients so managed was 43.9 per cent. Survivorship at five years was 34.5 per cent in high-stage disease and  64.1 per cent in low-stage disease. It was concluded that preoperative radiation and surgery as outlined in selected cases remains an effective method of management.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000401:mortality; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion