End results in the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix: A fifteen-year report, 1921–1936

Abstract

1.1. An analysis of a series of 293 patients with carcinoma of the cervix observed on the Gynecological Ward Service, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, from Sept. 1, 1921, to Sept. 1, 1936, of whom 277 were treated, is presented, based upon a follow-up study of 97.2 per cent of the patients seen and of 97.8 per cent of those treated.2.2. An absolute present-day salvage rate of 12.9 per cent, a relative present-day salvage rate of 13.7 per cent, and a relative five-year salvage rate of 23.1 per cent are presented. These are contrasted with rates of 19.2 per cent, 20.5 per cent, and 25.3 per cent respectively, published in 1936; and with rates of 14.2 per cent, 15.0 per cent, and 20.7 per cent respectively, published in 1931.3.3. Various phases of the analysis are discussed and compared with the previous reports, together with the exhibition of pertinent data.