Mortalität und Inzidenz an malignen Tumoren im Kanton Zürich

Abstract

Cancer mortality data of Switzerland and of the Canton of Zurich are being compared for the years 1969-1972. The pattern of distribution of the five most frequent cancer sites in Zurich compared to Switzerland shows a clear trend towards the American situation: increase of cancer of the colon, pancreas and lung, decrease of cancer of the stomach and esophagus. Incidence data of the first year of registration of the Zurich Tumor Registry are being discussed.