Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!sophie From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) Newsgroups: net.med,net.women Subject: Re: Breast Cancer Treatment. Message-ID: <1271@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 13:43:31 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1271 Posted: Thu Jul 11 13:43:31 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 15:28:34 EDT References: <1765@aecom.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 21 Xref: utcs net.med:1647 net.women:6370 > 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 {allegra|decvax|ihnp4|linus|watmath}!utzoo!mnetor!sophie