Cancer Hospital AC Camargo, Sao Paulo
Decades of surgical, therapeutic advances have improved oral cancer survival
Published in Medical Imaging Week, March 13th, 2004
According to a study from Brazil, "The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of changes in the treatment on the prognosis of patients treated over 44 years in a single institution."
"The 5-decade trends in treatment approach and 5-year survival of 3267 patients treated between 1953 and 1997 were analyzed. An increase was observed in primary surgical treatment and its association with radiotherapy," wrote A.L. Carvalho and colleagues, Cancer Hospital AC Camargo, Department of Head & Neck...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2004-03-13)
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