Results of treatment of primary breast carcinoma by radical radiotherapy with artificial pneumothorax.

One hundred and forty-three women with primary breast carcinoma were treated by radical radiotherapy associated with artificial pneumothorax to include the breast and lymphatics en bloc with large opposed fields. Surgery was restricted to local excision or drill biopsy. Most patients received a tumour dose of 5200-5600 cGy in 19-22 fractions over 4 weeks and were followed up for at least 5 years.

Inhalation of china stone and china clay dusts: relationship between the mineralogy of dust retained in the lungs and pathological changes.

A combined clinical, radiological, pathological, and mineralogical study was undertaken on 62 cases referred to the Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Unit by the Cardiff Pneumoconiosis Panel as Cornish china clay workers. Considerable pathological lesions were found in the lungs, both nodular and interstitial fibroses being present. Some men had worked with china stone but others had worked entirely with china clay.

Diffuse pleural thickening in asbestos workers: disability and lung function abnormalities.

Data from 37 asbestos workers with diffuse pleural fibrosis have been analysed. None had radiological evidence of asbestosis or physiological evidence of airflow obstruction. Forty per cent had breathlessness of MRC grade 3 or higher.

Mesothelioma risks in a naval dockyard.

There have been 108 deaths from mesothelioma of the pleura or peritoneum in Plymouth and the immediate neighborhood as of mid-1978. Ninety-six deaths have been associated with work at the Devonport Dockyard, 53 of which represented men employed at the dockyard in 1966. Occupational mesothelioma rates were similar to those recorded in London asbestos textile workers.