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  • Title: [Quantitative evaluation of radiation and surgical therapy for cervical cancer].
    Author: Iinuma TA, Fukuhisa K, Arai T.
    Journal: Gan No Rinsho; 1983 Dec; 29(15):1727-32. PubMed ID: 6668672.
    Abstract:
    Treatment results for uterine cervix cancer were evaluated using a new concept named "Effective Survival Rate". This rate was calculated by subtracting the weighted sum of incidence rates of various complications from the 5-year survival rate. The numerical values for various complications were assigned as follows: surgical death, 1.0; severe complications, such as fistula ureterovaginalis and ileus, 0.5; mild complications, such as rectum and urinary bladder complications, 0.3 and 0.2. These values were determined with reference to the Karnofsky index of performance status. The effective survival rate was calculated for patients with stage 2 and 3 uterine cervix cancer treated by radiation therapy and surgery, and compared as a function of age between 30 and 70 years. We concluded that the effective survival rate was comparable for radiation therapy and surgery for stage 2 uterine cervix cancer. However, in patients with stage 3, radiation therapy was superior.
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