Abstract
There are few problems of radiation therapy which have given rise to more contention than that of the employment of radiation in the treatment of breast cancer. Is it at all worth while? Is it best administered as an adjunct to surgery, preoperatively or postoperatively, or should it be given solely for palliation in advanced cases? What part does it play in the control of the primary cancer, in prolonging life, in destroying metastatic foci? All these questions have been raised and shuttled to and fro between surgeon and radiation therapist, between general practitioner and specialist. Advocates of one view or the other have offered statistics of all kinds, mostly, however, representing a biased selection. Bellevue, the largest municipal general hospital in the country, offers an opportunity for intensive investigation and study of all types of cancer in all stages and in sufficient number to permit one becoming conversant with all phases of the disease. Since it offers its services gratis, there can be ...
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