A fost făcută o analiză a evoluţiei cancerului pulmonar în Republica Belarus, pe parcursul anilor 1970-2008, de asemenea s-a evaluat şi indicele mortalităţii, care reprezintă un criteriu complex pentru evaluarea agresivităţii biologice a tumorei, dar şi al calităţii tratamentului primit de către pacient. Studiul arată ca pe parcursul perioadei analizate s-au obţinut succese semnifi cative în reducerea mortalităţii în rândul pacienţilor cu cancer pulmonar.

An assessment was made of the trends in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in the Republic of Belarus from 1970 through 2008, of the state of medical care for this patient population, as well as of the trend in mortality– incidence ratio which is a criterion of complex evaluation of tumour biological aggressiveness, early diagnosis and quality of treatment for cancer patients. Lung cancer is still one of the most unfavourable forms of tumours in terms of early diagnosis and treatment outcomes. At the same time, there are certain accomplishments in its management which have made it possible to reduce the value of lung cancer mortality–incidence ratio.