[Clinical analysis of 2261 cases of Yunnan Tin miners with lung cancer].

BACKGROUND

To find out the clinical features and the regular patterns of lung cancer among Yunnan Tin miners and get ready for the further clinical practices.

METHODS

From 1975 to 1998 the clinical data in 2261 patients with primary lung cancer from Yunnan Tin Corporation were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTS

The male patients were obviously more than female (male to female was 97.3:1). The ratio of age ranging from 50 to 69 years old was 74.3%. Of the whole group, 60.4% was squamous cell carcinoma and 71.4%was in stage III or IV. The 5-year survival rates of the three groups, which were respectively treated with surgical resection, non-surgical therapy and palliatively supporting therapy, were 43.4%, 7.5% and 1.2% respectively (P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

There are some features in patients with lung cancer from Yunnan Tin Corporation. Early diagnosis for lung cancer and healthy quality education will be still important for our future work.