THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCED CANCER IN METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH AS KOMSOMOLSK ON THE AMUR
One of the reasons of little efficiency of many malignant neoplasm treatments is an advanced stage of the disease at the initial examination in a specialized medical institution. Hie epidemiological analysis of the advanced forms of malignant diseases in comparison with the general population of oncologic patients in a large city has been carried out. Certain tendencies of distribution, similarity and differences between the population of oncologic patients and a subpopulation - with advanced forms of malignant neoplasms are revealed. The results of the research open prospects for further and deeper investigation о f such phenomenon, as advanced forms of cancer and their neglect.