Prevalence of lung cancer in "Small Caucasia" region of Azerbaijan Republic
Soltanov, A.A.
Georgian Medical News 2009(172-173): 99-103
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1512-0112 PMID: 19644202 Document Number: 636973
Different environmental and geographical factors contribute to the development of lung cancer. This article reviews the epidemiology and etiology of lung cancer in the Less Caucasus geographical Zone in the Azerbaijan Republic. The case histories of 876 patients with lung cancer were analyzed. It was revealed that most of the patients with lung cancer in this region were smokers. Lung cancer was often diagnosed in patients older than 50 but it is rare in 70 year age group patients and older. The squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type of lung cancer in this region.