[Characteristics of cancer epidemiology in the Kirghiz SSR]

The oncological service in the Kirgiz republic is characterized, and some data on cancer morbidity there are reported. The oncological network of the republic covers 52 medical treatment establishments, including one oncological institute. The oncological beds provision makes 2.7 per 10 000 population. The regional features of the distribution of malignant diseases in that part of the country are conditioned by natural, ethnic and economic factors.