Significance of age-specific incidence of gastric carcinoma in a defined region for health-political decisions

Cancer of the stomach is the most frequent cancer localisation in the GDR, because there are nearly 7200 new cases yearly. Only surgical therapy is able to heal and therefore the early diagnosis is the preliminary condition in respect of an "operation in time". The age specific incidence s...

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Published inZeitschrift fur Alternsforschung Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 327
Main Author Pothe, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 1975
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Female
Germany, East
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
Time Factors
Germany, East
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Summary:Cancer of the stomach is the most frequent cancer localisation in the GDR, because there are nearly 7200 new cases yearly. Only surgical therapy is able to heal and therefore the early diagnosis is the preliminary condition in respect of an "operation in time". The age specific incidence shows the important age groups in this point of view. The improvement of therapy results may be possible by means of modern diagnostic facilities putting in consequently and without delay.
ISSN:0044-2224