Epidemiological characteristics of malignant ovarian tumors in Vojvodina.

PURPOSE: Ovarian cancer ranks 6th in relation to new cases of malignant diseases among females and 2nd concerning gynecological cancers. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological situation of ovarian cancer in Vojvodina, Serbia. METHODS: In our study, we used a descriptive epidemiological method for the analysis of incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer in Vojvodina, based on the data of the Cancer Registry of Vojvodina. RESULTS: In the period 1987-2006, the average incidence rate of ovarian cancer was 15.28%/100,000 with an average annual increase of 1.15%; the average mortality rate for the same period was 9.24/100,000 with an average annual increase of 0.95%. The values of crude incidence rate (15.28/100,000) and standardized incidence rate (range 7.47 - 12.55/100,000) in Vojvodina correspond to the values in eastern and southern Europe. CONCLUSION: In the observed period of 20 years, the incidence and mortality rate indicate a tendency for increase, which can be characterized as an unfavorable epidemiological situation. New markers are being studied in order to find a solution for ovarian cancer screening.

Lung cancer trends in Vojvodina.

PURPOSE: Lung cancer in Vojvodina is the leading form of cancer as well as the leading cause of cancer deaths in men. It ranks 2nd in cancer deaths in women in Vojvodina. The goal of this report was to study lung cancer in Vojvodina in th period 1989-1998 by analysing the crude and age-standardized incidence and mortality rates in the male and female population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data used for analyses were provided by the Cancer Registry of Vojvodina from the Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica. Data included number of cases and deaths of lung cancer, by age groups in 5 year intervals and by the municipalities for male and female population separately. Descriptive epidemiological method was used. RESULTS: An increasing tendency of linear trend of lung cancer incidence in males based on crude and age-standardized incidence rates was found. The trend of lung cancer incidence in males was highly intense and extremely unfavorable. In females, an increasing tendency of linear trend of lung cancer incidence based on crude and age-standardized incidence rates was also found; this was not as intense but it was unfavorable. An increasing tendency of linear trend of lung cancer mortality based on crude and age-standardized mortality rates in both sexes was registered, which was not intense, but it was unfavorable. CONCLUSION: Vojvodina is a region with high incidence and mortality rates in comparison to neighboring and European Union (EU) countries both in male and female population.