[Occurrence of malignant tumors in high-aged patients (author's transl)]

The analysis of macroscopic findings in 2385 autopsies for frequency and distribution for malignant tumors had the following results: Augmented frequency with increasing age was stated for cancer of the stomach, colon, prostate and breast. There is a clear decrease in the frequency of cancer of the lung and of the uterus with increasing age. Severe tumorindependent disease was an almost constant finding in tumor autopsies. The overall frequency of malignant tumors decreases with increasing age.