PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to physiologic 65 Sex: Female Menopausal status: Pre or postmenopausal Performance status: Karnofsky 80-100% Life expectancy: At least 6 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 2,500/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: LVEF at least 45% by radionucleotide ventriculogram No uncontrolled hypertension No unstable angina No New York Heart Association class IV heart disease or congestive heart failure No coronary angioplasty or myocardial infarction within past 6 months No uncontrolled atrial or ventricular cardiac arrhythmias Pulmonary: FEV1 and DLCO at least 50% Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No insulin dependent diabetes mellitus No uncontrolled active systemic infection No other significant nonmalignant disease No other malignancy in past 5 years except surgically cured nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix