Efficacy of cancer treatment in Armenia: where is it going?

The efficacy of cancer treatment in Armenia was evaluated based on the data of cancer incidence and mortality from 1987 till 2004 and this parameter was compared with the data of some countries (both developing and developed). It has been shown that, unlike in some randomly chosen countries, mentioned parameter substantially decreased in Armenia during 17 years although it was relatively high in 1987. The reason(s) of this substantial decline is(are) unknown. Further more detailed investigations in this area are certainly warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]