S.O. Vozianov, O.V. Shuliak, N.O. Saidakova

Specificities in epidemiology of renal cancer in Ukraine

The results of comparative analysis of readings in morbidity and spread of renal cancer (RC) among the adult population in Ukraine and also the levels of mortality caused by the pathology and main data in rendering the specialized aid of the above-noted category of patients for the long period (2004-2013) are presented. It has been revealed that the rate of growth of spread is higher then that of morbidity; the part of men is 57-59% among the firstly disclosed cases and, at the same time, grows mortality and its indices are higher in the urban population. Against a background of a double growth of percentage of patients detected during prophylactic examinations (about 18.3%), the portion of firstly made diagnosis at I-II stages is a bit higher 50%, with this every fifth patient among them dies during the first year. In the structure of treatment prevails surgical (up to 70.6% in 2013), along with this the number of nephrotomy statistically grew (by 4.0% up to 69.1% in 2013).