title: [Survival in esophageal cancer in high altitude].
abstract: Records of 5474 esophageal cancer patients treated in 1959-1983 have been analyzed. The patients came from various climatic and geographical zones of the high-mountain region. A correlation has been found between the survival of the patients, scope of the disease-oriented aid and hypoxia of high mountains. Total cumulative values are presented for survival of esophageal cancer patients by five-year intervals in various medico-geographical zones of high mountains and according to methods of treatment.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Igisinov
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000401:mortality*; D007707:Kyrgyzstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D013997:Time Factors