[Pneumatic compression in the treatment of lymphatic edema of the arm in patients subjected to radical surgery for breast cancer].

Air compression procedure was used in the treatment of 32 females radically operated on for breast cancer. The desired pressure of compressed air was fed successively in the proximal direction to the six chambers of a cuffed sleeve unit which was fitted over the patient's arm enclosing it from shoulder joint to fingers. The study will be continued because good results were obtained following application of three courses of the treatment.

[Selection for health resort treatment of patients who have undergone radical surgery for stomach cancer].

The paper deals with the preliminary results of a randomized study on the efficacy of health resort and sanatorium treatment of patients who underwent surgery for stomach tumors. Out of the total number of the patients who had applied for the treatment and had been examined by local oncologists, 35.4% proved to have recurrences and metastases, while the treatment was contraindicated in 25.