Widow W
Zentralbl Chir. 1979;104(20):1321-31.
This analysis of 1100 cases with cancer of the female breast treated by classical radical mastectomy demonstrates an improvement of the 5-year-survival-rate from 53,0% (1960-1964) to 61,2% (1968-1972). In this period we observed an increase of cases with cancernegative lymphnodes from 39,0% to 50,8%. This improvement is the result of earlier diagnosis because there has been no selection for surgical treatment during this period. Additional methods of treatment (irradiation, chemotherapy) are without convincing influence on survival rates. Therefore, earlier detection and radical surgical treatment will play the dominating role in the near future.
对1100例接受经典根治性乳房切除术治疗的女性乳腺癌病例的分析表明，5年生存率从53.0%（1960 - 1964年）提高到了61.2%（1968 - 1972年）。在此期间，我们观察到癌阴性淋巴结病例从39.0%增加到了50.8%。这种改善是早期诊断的结果，因为在此期间没有对手术治疗进行筛选。额外的治疗方法（放疗、化疗）对生存率没有令人信服的影响。因此，早期检测和根治性手术治疗在不久的将来将发挥主导作用。
