COLORECTAL CANCER IN PRIMORSKY KRAI: ISSUES OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATMENT

Abstract

The paper summarises data about colorectal cancer detected in the Coloproctol-ogy Centre of the Primorsky Krai Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 over 15 years (1977-2011). The colorectal cancer occupies the 5^th position among the malign tumour incidence rate in Primorsky Krai. Each third case of this disease (35 %) is diagnosed in the advanced stage of a disease (stage III-IV). Of 1366 patients over 15 years 1134 were operated, radical surgeries were performed in 73.1 % of cases. The complications were observed in 6.4 % of cases. The lethality rate reached 2.6 %. The paper emphasises the role of preventive measures intended to improve diagnostics and quality of treatment for patients with malign tumours of large intestine.