[Cancer morbidity in the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania (1991-2000)].
The cancer morbidity in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania is still high: 248.2 (1998), 243.1 (1999) and 241.3 (2000) per 100,000. The site distribution patterns varied significantly: the leading localizations in 1991 were trachea, lungs and bronchus--32.1; breast--28.3; skin--26.5; stomach--21.2 and hemopoietic organs--18.0. By the year 2000, the situation had changed dramatically: breast--60.2; skin--33.7 and respiratory system--20.4.
Dzodzikova
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North Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz.
Berezov
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology