[Radiotherapy of vulvar cancer. Treatment results of electron therapy in 446 patients 1956 to 1978].

446 patients with malignant tumour of the vulva were treated from 1956 to 1978. In 432 patients with invasive squamous cell carcinoma, a five-year survival rate of 43.1% was obtained after exclusive exposure to electron radiation.

[The value of infrared and plate thermography in the early diagnosis of mastocarcinoma (author's transl)].

The inspection and palpation of the breast remains the basis of every breast examination. However, genuine early diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast cannot be achieved by clinical examinations without any supporting investigation. It must be borne in mind that such early diagnosis is the aim of every medical checkup for cancer.