Carcinoma of the uterine cervix: results of radiation therapy at a regional community teaching hospital.
We analyzed the results of radiation therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix in 144 patients treated at a regional referral hospital. The local control was good in early stage disease, with only two pelvic failures in 92 stages I and II patients. Survival at 40 months was 86%, 83%, 48%, and 75% for stages I, IIa, IIb, and IIb (barrel-shaped lesions), respectively. Many IIb lesions could have been staged as IIb (barrel-shaped lesions). Control and survival in late disease was poor. The complications were minimal.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*