Treatment and prognosis in cancer of the ovary

1.1. The results of the treatment of 148 cases of cancer of the ovary, from 1944 to 1951, inclusive, have been reviewed and compared with the results in cases treated from 1924 to 1943.2.2. The importance of histogenetic type, histological grade, and stage of clincal extension in prognosis has again been stressed.3.3. No significant improvement in the results in the more recent as compared with the earlier period was noted.4.4. The prospect of successful chemotherapy and of improved x-ray therapy is discussed.