title: Retrospective study of radiotherapy in early carcinoma of the prostate.
abstract: During the years 1978 to 1983 there was a 10-fold increase in the number of patients with T1-T4 NX M0 carcinoma of the prostate referred to the Christie Hospital for radical radiotherapy. A retrospective survey of 170 patients treated during this period showed an overall age-corrected 5-year survival rate of 49%. The survival of patients in whom referral for radiotherapy had been delayed was 37% compared with 56% for those given immediate treatment. Patients with poorly differentiated tumours had a significantly reduced survival compared with those with well differentiated tumours. The overall complication rate from radiotherapy was 4% and this low rate is attributed to the small volume used uniformly for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Christie Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pointon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors