METHOD TO TREAT MAMMARY GLAND CANCER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, oncology. SUBSTANCE: at treating mammary gland cancer by combined method that includes short course of preoperative ray therapy by large fractions and/or nonadjuvant polychemotherapy direct effect is estimated after the first stage of treatment course according to shade contour changes, lower intensity of tumor knot shadow, tumor size dynamics. If at least one of these features is present tumor is considered to be sensitive to treatment course conducted and such treatment is continued during postoperative period, if all features are absent tumor is considered to be resistant and therapy is changed in postoperative period. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 1 tbl