Lung carcinoma in uranium miners, Czechoslovakia, 1976-1980

An analysis was made of clinical data for uranium miners suffering from lung cancer in the years 1976 to 1980. In 299 men diseased of lung cancer verified by histology and/or cytology the average age was 56.2 years. There were 52.8% of epidermoid carcinomas, 32.8% of small cell carcinomas, 5% of adenocarcinomas, and 9.4% of other, mixed, undifferentiated carcinomas. This distribution differed from those reported previously. In 25 survivors of 5 years (8.4%), there were 21 patients radically operated in Stage I or II of the disease. In 84% of survivors the cancer was epidermoid. The lung cancer in uranium miners showed no proper characteristics excluding the age of diseased persons which was abour 10 to 15 years lower than in current male population suffering from lung cancer. (author). 3 tabs., 8 refs