Mortality from respiratory system cancer in the Tomsk region

A retrospective epidemiological analysis of the mortality from respiratory system cancer among the population of the Tomsk region for a ten-year period was carried out using data drawn from the official population and mortality statistics of the Tomsk region. Cancer has the second leading cause of death behind cardiovascular disease. Respiratory system cancer is the 3-rd most common cause of cancer-related death after cancers of the digestive system and genital organs. The standardized mortality rate for respiratory system cancer among the rural population is significantly higher than that in the urban population (p