TY - JOUR
T1 - The value of yearly chest X-ray in patients with stage I breast cancer
AU - Vestergaard, Aage
AU - Herrstedt, Jørn
AU - Thomsen, Henrik S.
AU - Dombernowsky, Per
AU - Zedeler, Karin
PY - 1989/4
Y1 - 1989/4
N2 - In 263 patients with stage I breast cancer, i.e. tumour less than 5 cm in diameter, no invasion of skin and deep fascia, and no involvement of axillary lymph nodes, X-rays of the chest were performed at 6, 12 months and yearly thereafter to the 6th year or until recurrence, another cancer was detected, the patient refused further follow-up or died. Among 1599 examinations, in only 0.25% (four patients) were unsuspected malignant changes observed. Due to this low cost/benefit ratio a fixed routine schedule of repeated chest X-rays in stage I cancer patients, otherwise apparently free of disease, is not justified.
AB - In 263 patients with stage I breast cancer, i.e. tumour less than 5 cm in diameter, no invasion of skin and deep fascia, and no involvement of axillary lymph nodes, X-rays of the chest were performed at 6, 12 months and yearly thereafter to the 6th year or until recurrence, another cancer was detected, the patient refused further follow-up or died. Among 1599 examinations, in only 0.25% (four patients) were unsuspected malignant changes observed. Due to this low cost/benefit ratio a fixed routine schedule of repeated chest X-rays in stage I cancer patients, otherwise apparently free of disease, is not justified.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024535849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0277-5379(89)90205-8
DO - 10.1016/0277-5379(89)90205-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 2714345
AN - SCOPUS:0024535849
SN - 0277-5379
VL - 25
SP - 687
EP - 689
JO - European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology
JF - European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology
IS - 4
ER -