Myeloid Leukæmia: The Treatment by Deep X-Rays
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lnS from this disease as we could collect, ^specially with reference to their response to treatment. We were able to collect six cases within a very few weeks; all were admitted to the hospital. The patients were all Indian males, aged between 30 and 40, except for one boy who was only 15 years old. In this boy the disease was m a very advanced stage and progressed rapidly causing his death within six weeks from the time of his admission. Another patient showed a steady improvement for about five months when he suddenly had a return of all his symptoms and died within a fortnight. The other four patients progressed favourably under treatment. In two cases some treatment had been given already; in one, this treatment had been by
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دوره 72 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1937