CORTISONE-THYROID THERAPY OF METASTATIC MAMMARY CANCER
Authors: H. M. LEMON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 March 1957CORTISONE-THYROID THERAPY OF METASTATIC MAMMARY CANCERH. M. LEMON, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. M. LEMON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-3-457 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONRecent studies by the New York State Department of Health indicate that, in that area, mammary cancer is the most frequently reported of all human tumors and is the most important single cause of death from cancer.1As a result of the magnitude of this public health problem and the well known rôle of sex hormones in mammary development, there has been much interest recently in hormonal treatment of inoperable mammary cancer. 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These studies have been assisted by teaching and research grants from the United States Public Health Service and an Institutional Grant from the American Cancer Society. Merck, Inc. generously provided part of the steroids utilized.Requests for reprints should be addressed to H. M. Lemon, M.D., 80 E. Concord St., Boston 18, Massachusetts. 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