title: [Ethnic aspects of cancer distribution in Dagestan].
abstract: On a model of ethnic groups of Dagestan the features of malignant tumors incidence among small population have been studied. The environmental factors, habits and diet are shown to be of importance, whereas hereditory factors are not so essential for the rate of cancer incidence in different nationalities. The role of civilization and urbanization in the changed structure of cancer morbidity among migration groups is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D003610:Dagestan; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk; D014171:Transients and Migrants
vernacular_title: Etnicheskie aspekty rasprostraneniia raka v Dagestane.