A statistical analysis was made on 15,971 surgically operated patients at D-Medical Center in the year of 197 .8 and 1988. 1,416 cancer patients among them were classified by sex, age, and malignant tumor site.
The obtained results indicated that trend of male cancer was generally similar to the results of nation wide study. But, specific phenomenon was found in the case of female cancer in Daegu-Kyungbuk area.
Among females the frequency rank was uterine cervix (35.77%), breast (17.97%),. stomach (11.65%o) in 1988. Ile frequency of uterine cervix was higher than other area. Breast cancer was highly ranked tumor compare with other area, and its age distribution also appeared in much younger decade.
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