[Statistics on oncological urologic diseases in Russia]

Incidence rate of male urogenital cancer has increased for 1975-1993 by 138.7% reaching 27,700. The disease-specific trends in prevalence, morbidity and mortality are outlined. The rise in urogenital cancer incidence is attributed to higher risk to develop the disease rather than to growing percentage of the elderly among overall population. Mean lifespan of Russian population due to urological cancer mortality is cut by 2 months. Fatal cases live by 11-19 years less than healthy subjects. Economical losses because of deaths of urological cancer make up 187.3 million rubles in 1990 prices.