title: Results of treatment of endometrial cancer in Tampere University Central Hospital 1962--1971.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to ascertain the outcome of treatment of 212 patients with carcinoma of the body of the uterus in the University Central Hospital in Tampere over the period 1962--1971. Of the total number of patients involved, 182 were treated operatively. In 97 cases, additional radiation treatment was administered, 25 of these receiving preoperative radium therapy only. Progestin treatment was prescribed for 85 of the operated patients. Cytostatic (cyclophosphamide) treatment alone was applied in 8 cases. Results of treatment were assessed on the basis of five-year survival. The best results were obtained with radical surgery undertaken in the early stages of the disease, the five-year survival rate being 88.2%. The five-year survival rate in the entire material was 76.9%. In the present study combination of radiation or progestin treatment with surgery did not improve the results of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011372:Progestins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011372:Progestins