title: [Prevalence of lung cancer in "Small Caucasia" region of Azerbaijan Republic].
abstract: Different environmental and geographical factors contribute to the development of lung cancer. This article reviews the epidemiology and etiology of lung cancer in the Less Caucasus geographical Zone in the Azerbaijan Republic. The case histories of 876 patients with lung cancer were analyzed. It was revealed that most of the patients with lung cancer in this region were smokers. Lung cancer was often diagnosed in patients older than 50 but it is rare in 70 year age group patients and older. The squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type of lung cancer in this region.
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authors: Soltanov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001382:Azerbaijan / Q000453:epidemiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence