Radical mastectomy: a 27-year survey

Records of 736 cases of breast cancer presenting to one of the authors (J. D. Y.) have been kept over 27 years. The principles of treatment have remained the same throughout the survey. A radical mastectomy was carried out for stage I and early stage II cases, and when axillary nodes were histologically involved, immediate radiotherapy was given. The 5-, 10- and 15-year survival figures are reported.