Abstract
An analysis is given of 179 cases of inoperable carcinoma bronchi, during the years 1940–43 inclusive. The selection of cases suitable for radiotherapy is discussed. Forty-six patients received palliative treatment. Forty-seven patients received radical treatment. The average duration of life in the cases not receiving irradiation was ten weeks; in the cases receiving palliative treatment, five months; in those receiving radical treatment who have died before the end of 1944, the average duration of life was 11·4 months. Twelve out of the 47 who received radical treatment were alive at the end of this survey, and had already shown an average duration of life of 26·5 months.
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