Patient Factors Limiting Success of Cancer Detection

Authors

Dean R. Goplerud

Orginal Publication Date

1975

Journal Title

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

37

Last Page

40

Abstract

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has established as one of its goals for the next decade the reduction of mortality from breast and pelvic cancer by 50%. Radiation therapy and surgery are the main modalities of treatment for most genital cancers. These modalities have advanced to the level of diminishing returns. Immunotherapy is in its infancy, and chemotherapy is presently used mainly for palliation and for prolongation of life except for a few malignancies, choriocarcinoma being the classic example.

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