CARCINOMA OF THE UTERUS, OVARY AND TUBE

Norman F. Miller

Journal of the American Medical Association · 1948 · 19 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The preparation of this article drew on an extensive experience covering twenty-seven years and the observation of well over 3,000 patients with cancer of the female generative organs. During the past fifteen years almost 2,500 patients have been processed through the Gynecology Tumor Conference under my direct supervision and with my participation. During the fifteen years of the Gynecology Tumor Conference work all patients seen have been carefully studied and evaluated, both before and after treatment. Furthermore, observation has continued throughout the years and my colleagues and I have maintained a 100 per cent follow-up on all patients seen. The fifteenth annual statistical report of this work is available for those interested in this type of cancer information. Except for a few tables which seem pertinent here the reader will not be burdened with statistical data. While there is much that remains inscrutable regarding cancer the momentum of the fight