[Current problems in breast cancer]

From 1951 to 1975 1087 patients (1075 women, 12 men) suffering from breast cancer were seen at the Surgical Clinic of Jena (GDR). Late results of 988 patients could now be evaluated. Adjuvant chemotherapy becomes increasingly important due to early metastatic spread after radical surgery. Long-term studies, however, have to be waited for until a final assessment of efficiency can be made.