title: [Significance of age-specific incidence of gastric carcinoma in a defined region for health-political decisions].
abstract: Cancer of the stomach is the most frequent cancer localisation in the GDR, because there are nearly 7200 new cases yearly. Only surgical therapy is able to heal and therefore the early diagnosis is the preliminary condition in respect of an "operation in time". The age specific incidence shows the important age groups in this point of view. The improvement of therapy results may be possible by means of modern diagnostic facilities putting in consequently and without delay.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung der altersspezifischen Inzidenz des Magenkarzinoms in einem geschlossenen Territorium für gesundheitspolitische Entscheidungen