Comparison of Male and Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Central Serbia
| Autor: | Dragan Miljus, Jelena Marinkovic, Sandra Sipetic-Grujicic, Isidora Ratkov, Anita Grgurevic, Milan Bjekić, Zafir Murtezani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Breast Neoplasms Breast Neoplasms Male Breast cancer Humans Medicine Mammography Aged Gynecology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence Mortality rate Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Standardized mortality ratio Oncology Male breast cancer Female business Serbia Demography |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14:5681-5685 |
| ISSN: | 1513-7368 1999-2009 |
| Popis: | Background: To compare breast cancer incidence and mortality trends in Central Serbia between males and females in the period 1999-2009. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, mortality data were obtained from the National Statistics Institute and morbidity data were derived from Institute of Public Health of Serbia for the period of interest. Results: Breast cancer is a leading cancer in the female population of Central Serbia, whereas in male population it is not on the list of 10 leading localizations, concerning both incidence as well as mortality. In the period 1999-2009 the average standardized incidence rates of breast cancer were 60.5/100,000 in women and 1.4/100,000 in men, while average standardized mortality rates were 20.4/100,000 and 0.4/100,000. The average standardized incidence and mortality rates were about 45 times higher in females than males. Male breast cancer comprises approximately 2.1% of all breast cancer cases. The average age-specific mortality and incidence rates increased with age in both sexes. In the observed period standardized mortality rates of breast cancer increased significantly only in men (y=0.320+0.021 5, p=0.044). Conclusions: The increase of breast cancer incidence in both sexes and mortality in men, indicate an urgent need for Serbian health professionals to apply existing cancer control and preventive measures. Male breast cancer is more present than in other world regions, with an outstanding increase of mortality, which demands a timely identification (screening) and adequate treatment. A national policy including mammography should be considered in the light of the newest findings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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