Epidemiological aspects of some malignant neoplasms in Indonesia.

Compared with 20 years ago, the problem of cancer is now on the increase in Indonesia. Cancer as the cause of death in various hospitals in Indonesia ranked No. 7 after infectious diseases, accidents and cardiac diseases. Cancer of the cervix uteri and breast were the most frequent cancer found in females throughout Indonesia, except in Padang (West Sumatra). The highest frequency of cervical cancer was found in Bali (34.0%). For both sexes together, skin cancer has been found to be the 3rd ranking after cancer of the cervix uteri and breast. Nasopharyngeal cancer, and cancer of the liver have been found high ranking among males, and from the reported data from 1981 and before, there has been almost no changes observed in the ranking of cancers among females.