[Introcution to the Topic "The Problem of Cancer" (author's transl)].
How will things progress with cancer? Main facts: cancer increase until 1964. Reversal of sexual proportion (now greater mortality of men). Cancer of different organs changing their relative frequency. In 80% cancer acquired. Enviromental carcinogenes. Percental increase of cancer without carcinogenes by decreasing causes of death (infectious diseases). Future problem: Experimental cancer prevention (tests upon germinal cells for mutagenicity). Since 1964 the level of cancer mortality has remained constant. Decrease is in sight: an anti-cancer future has begun.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011446:Prospective Studies
1. Einführung in das Thema "Krebsproblem"