PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Women Performance Status: Zubrod 0-2 Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT less than 2.0 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal Other: Concurrently active secondary malignancies are allowed