Experience in the use of gastrofluorography in the Byelorussian SSR

The paper discusses the major stages of long-term studies of the effectiveness of application of gastrofluorography for detection of cancer and precancerous lesions in the stomach conducted during mass screenings in the Byelorussian SSR. The test results for the first Soviet-made on-site gastrofluorographic installation are presented. Successful applications of the installation for both screening and primary detection of the lesions are discussed.