[Trends in cancer mortality and morbidity in Hungarian and international statistics. Characteristics and potential outcome of public health screening programs].

This work is a comparative analysis of Hungarian and international cancer mortality and morbidity data with special attention to the epidemiological background of these indices. The authors also discuss the epidemiological reasons for a national public health screening program, its major objectives and the strategy of choice in relation to similar international programs. The recent cancer mortality and morbidity data including their trends are also provided.