The epidemiological status of malignant diseases in the region of Subotica 1976-88
Klein-Lászlo, M.
Medicinski Pregled 44(3-4): 121-125
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8105 PMID: 1921858 Document Number: 382104
In this paper the author presents the results of the analysis of the information of the malignant diseases register of the Oncology Department of the General Hospital in Subotica. The observation time lapse took place from 1976 to 1988 and was related to the entire territory of the Subotica Community. In the course of thirteen years, the total number of deceased persons amounted to 25,490, an average of 1960. The total number of persons affected with carcinoma was 6972, an average of 536 annually. The number of persons who died of cancer amounted to 4217, which means an average of 324 per annum. The average annual carcinoma incidence recorded came to 346, the average annual cancer mortality was 214, and the average overall mortality 1292. The average share of cancer mortality in the overall mortality amounted to 16.5%. Presented are the movement trends of the overall cancer incidence and mortality for the entire territory of the Subotica Community, as well as for it's larger settlements. A morbidity and mortality structure is given according to the frequency of particular cancer localizations, as well as the incidence and mortality movement trends of the most frequent carcinomas.