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From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
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Subject: Re: Breast Cancer Treatment.
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 13:43:31 EDT
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> From the NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
> 
>    In 1976, we began a randomized trial to evaluate breast
> conservation by a segmental masectomy in the treatment of
> stage I and II breast tumors 4 cm or smaller in size.  The operation
> removes only sufficient tissue to ensure that margins of resected
> specimens are free of tumor.  Women were randomly assigned to
> total masectomy, segmental masectomy alone, or segmental 
> masectomy followed by breast irradiation.

*randomly* assigned (!?!) outch!!!  Did the patients know that their
treatment was decided *randomly* ?  Whatever happened to the hypocratic
oath?  couldn't they do this on monkeys or something?  I don't know
what other people think, but this sounds like wonderful grounds for
malpractise suits.

Could you please tell us where this kind of thing is going on so that I
can make sure never to go there if I get breast cancer?
-- 
Sophie Quigley
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