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    Social and medical aspects of smoking at the adolescent age in Republic of Macedonia
    (Македонско лекарско друштво = Macedonian Medical Association, 2012-04-26)
    Malinska, P
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    Pejcinovski, G
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    Brcina,I
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    Introduction: The health is the most important investment in the social and economic development of the community. Goal: epidemic of smoking presents an increasing threat At the Adolescent Age health in Republic of Macedonia Material and method: Prospective survey research was conducted with survey questionnaire.Random sample. Target groups: young people at the age from 15 to 22. Subjects from both samples were divided into 2 groups: subjects who smoked and those who did not smoke. Results and Discussion: Boys smoke significantly more than girls (X2 = 13.3 df=1 p<0.0003). Young people try their first cigarette at the age of 14-16 (r = .12744). Young people smoke everywhere (Dmax = 0.11 p>0.05). Young people think that selling tobacco products to under age children should be banned (X2 = 10.13 df =1 p<0.0014). In Education of the mother of the subjects has influence on them so that they would not start smoking (Dmax = 0.18 p<0.05). The families of the young smokers damages that come from smoking are rarely discussed. In general, young people in Macedonia think that their peers who smoke are not well accepted by the community. More than half of the subjects think that the community they live in is a good place for living. Reasons for smoking are: habit, family problems, love problems, school, peer pressure, etc. Conclusions: Young people in Republic of Macedonia are well informed on smoking as a social-pathological phenomenon, and also that smoking is a risk factor for certain diseases. Regarding the young people’s views on smoking in the family, they consider mother to be the pillar of the family, and that she can considerably influence them to quit smoking. In general, young people in Macedonia think that their peers who smoke are not well accepted by the community.
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    Lung cancer in the Skopje region
    (Македонско лекарско друштво = Macedonian Medical Association, 2012-04-26)
    Pejchinovski, G
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    Brcina, I
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    Malinska, P
    Goal: Report of the five year analysis of patients treated in the hospital of the Skopje region with malignant neoplasms of the bronchus and lungs. Material and operation method: Individual reports for hospital treated persons (Form No 3-21-61A) with clinical diagnosis (C34.0 - C34.9) according to MKB – 10 Revision. With the statistical operation method of the data base, it has been processed 9140 reports of the hospital patients from 2004 to 2008. Results: In the period from 2004 to 2008 in the hospital of the Skopje region, from the total number of the treated patients, 2,02% had clinical diagnosis lung cancer. In relation to the gender structure, 82.9% were men and 17.1% women. The most frequent age structure are the patients between 50 and 59 years with 39,5%. Treated patients at the age of 60-69 years are represented with 33,3%. The five-year analysis shows that 85,1% are patients with clinical diagnosis of lung cancer at the age of 50-79 years. According to MKB 10 Revision the localization are according to code C34.9 represented with 73,9%, and with the code C34.1 or the malignant upper lobe lung is represented with 11,8% Conclusion: In 2008, the number of patients with clinical diagnosis: malignant bronchus and lung were increased for three times compared to 2004. The male patients, almost 5 times more frequently get ill with malignant tumors of the bronchus and lungs compared to female patients. The most common localizations were diagnosed in patients with the following clinical diagnoses: malignant upper lobe lung, then the malignant main bronchus, malignant lower and middle lobe.