[Curative cesium therapy of small size breast cancers].
224 breast cancers of less than 5 cm diameter were treated by curative cesium therapy with 8 000 rads a tumor in 8 weeks. 125 had had a previous tumorectomy. Survival at 5 years ranges from 76 to 94 p. cent of cases according to the stage, with 85 p. cent for all the cases. 8 out of 10 healed women at 5 years have their breast preserved, which 15 of primary importance.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes
Césiumthérapie curative des cancers du sein de petite taille