Lung cancer in Podkarpackie region in the years 2002-2011.

Introduction: Lung cancer is one of the greatest challenges for modern medicine and in Poland the incidence and mortality rate are one of the highest. The aim of the study was to assess trends in the incidence and mortality rate lung cancer in the Podkarpackie province in the years 2002-2011.

Material And Methods: 9993 cases (8018 men and 1975 women) and 8782 deaths (7211 men and 1571 women) of lung cancer were analyzed.