Abstract
The lung carcinoma occurs when the cells of healthy lung tissue begin with uncontrolled structural proliferation and form a tumor formation in the lungs. For the purposes of this paper was used data from the Center for Public Health – Strumica, Republic of Northern Macedonia in the period of 2013 to 2017 ie within 5 years. The results show that in Strumica, for a period of five years, the total number of people diagnosed with lung cancer is 265. According the results in 2014 and 2015 the number of diagnosed patients is increasing and in 2016 and 2017 the number of patients is declining. 80% are male patients and 20% female. The most diagnosed patients with lung cancer in Strumica are on age from 59 to 65. The youngest patient with lung cancer is at the age of 24 and the oldest is at the age of 89. From the analysis of the Institute of Public Health, the highest rate of lung cancer mortality is in 2016 ie 43.5 % and the lowest mortality rate has in 2015 with 40.6%. In the Republic of Macedonia the number of patients with lung cancer is increasing. At the last few years the number of new cases per year is over 900 patients. Globally, lung cancer is a very common phenomenon that continues to increase.
Highlights
The classification of lung carcinomas is according to the size and appearance of malignant cells, under a microscope. they are classified into two general classes: non-small cell and small cell lung cancer
Total number of patients In Strumica for a period of five years a total of 265 people were diagnosed with lung cancer
20% were diagnosed in 2013, 21% were diagnosed in 2014, 25% were diagnosed in 2015, in 2016 were diagnosed 17%, and in 2017 17% were diagnosed with lung cancer
Summary
The classification of lung carcinomas is according to the size and appearance of malignant cells, under a microscope. They are classified into two general classes: non-small cell and small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer accounts for 12–16% of the total percentage of malignant diseases. Smoking is number one and the most important risk factor, while nonsmokers account for 15% of lung cancer cases, the disease is often attributed to a combination of genetic factors, asbestos exposure, radon, air pollution, diet and passive smoking. Lung carcinomas are the second leading cause of death in the male population and the third leading cause of death in the female population according to World Health Organization data
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