[Sympathico-adrenal system in lung cancer]

The functional state of sympatho-adrenal system in pulmonary cancer patients, healthy subjects and cases of pneumonia and tuberculosis is compared. It was established that the tone of sympatho-adrenal system in pulmonary cancer patients is abnormally low. This is apparent at the early stages of malignant disease. Administration of substances which stimulate redox processes in tissues and the activity of vegetative centers leads to normalization of the functional state of sympatho-adrenal system in pulmonary cancer patients.