title: Cancer chemotherapy: past, present, and future--Part II.
abstract: Cancer is of major concern today because of its high mortality. It is estimated that 66 million people in this country will eventually develop cancer; 1983 estimates were 855,000 new cases and 440,000 deaths from cancer.Because of limitations of surgery and radiation therapy in effecting a cure for cancer, chemotherapy has become increasingly important. The developments in the chemical control of cancer in man are encouraging.This two-part paper(*) covers the historical milestones in the development of the chemical and hormonal control of cancer, present successes with the use of polychemotherapy, and the hopeful trend in research.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000188:drug therapy; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones