[The choice of an adequate method for treating lung cancer taking into account the tumor growth rate].

The paper is concerned with analysis of the survival of 385 lung cancer patients with roentgenologically measured nodular tumor type, verified diagnosis. The patients were followed up for 5-6 years. The effect of tumor growth rates on the survival rates was shown to be the result of the use of various therapeutic methods or their absence. The results suggest that by tumor growth rates, assessed before treatment, one can predict, in most cases, a tumor response to one or another therapeutic method. On the basis of these results an adequate method can be chosen for each individual case.