암환자(癌患者) 진료(診療) 및 방사선치료(放射線治療)에 관(關)한 통계적(統計的) 고찰(考察) -일부 지역(地域)을 중심(中心)으로-

The Statistical Research Relatating to the Treatment of Cancer and the Boundary of Radiological Therapy

The paper is based on the record of researching the patients with cancer in the Chun-nam National University Hospital from September 1985 to December 1988. The results are the as follows ; 1. Among the total O.P.D. 921, 028, the patients of Therapeutic Radiology (Opening the Therapeutic Radiology in September) are classified into 27,159(2.95%), (186 in 1985, 2,388 in 1986, 10,511 in 1987, and 14,074 in 1988) 2. Among the 4,925 cancer patients, cervix and uterus cancer patients are 1,138(23.10%), stomach cancer patients are 592(12.02%), brain and thyroid cancer patients are 565(11.47%), liver cancer patients are 400 (8.12%), lung cancer patients are 355 (7.20%) and sexual ratio appeared 1 : 1.13. Therefore, female patients are a slightly more than the male patients. 3. The age distribution of cancer was that of $45{\sim}54$ ages are 1,244(25.26%), $55{\sim}64$ ages are 1,119(22.72%) and $35{\sim}44$ ages are 773(15.70%) and the half of all the cancer patients are $45{\sim}64$ ages. 4. Among the 2,519 cancer patients, 742(29.46%) are in the uterus system, 620(24.62%) are in the brain and thyroid part, 402 (15.96%) are in the lungs. Therefore, these three kinds of cancer consist of 70%. 5. The occupational distribution of 3,067 cancer patients ($87{\sim}88\;year$) house wives are 636 (20.73%), orderly farmers are 622 (20.28%) public service personnells are 193 (6.29%), salarymen are 162(5.28%) and businessmen are 159(5.18%).