Survival rates among women with ovarian cancers diagnosed in the area of Podkarpacie province in the years 1990-2015.

AIM OF THE STUDY: The objective of the study was to analyse the survival rate of women with malignant ovarian tumours in the years 1990-2015 in the Podkarpacie province. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The database used for calculations covered 2399 cancer incidences verified at the end of 2014. The estimated relative survival rates were calculated by means of the Hakulinen method. RESULTS: The number of recorded cases amounted to 196 in 2015 and was higher by 86.7% than in 1990. The rates of one-year, three-year, and five-year survival was 72.5%, 51.2%, and 42.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Survival rates of women with ovarian cancer in the Podkarpacie province are comparable to survivals calculated for the entire Poland region. Despite the low risk factor, women suffering from ovarian adenocarcinoma have lower survival rates than others, and as many as 42.5% of patients with adenocarcinoma were diagnosed in stage IV. Steps aimed at improvement of detectability of ovarian cancers in the earliest possible stage should be taken. This should increase survival rates in each age group.

The incidence of breast cancer in population of young women from Podkarpackie province in 2002-2011.

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer (BC) in young women of Podkarpackie province accounts for approximately 11.0% of all diagnosed breast tumors. AIM OF THE STUDY: Aim of the study was to assess the trends in incidence of BC among women younger than 44 from Podkarpackie in the years 2002-2011. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 614 cases of malignant BC and 26 cases of cancer in situ were analyzed. The crude and the standardized incidence ratios were estimated; the percentage of histopathologically confirmed cancer cases and the percentage share of registered malignant breast tumors were calculated. The analysis of incidence in individual counties was also presented, as well as the stages of clinical advancement at diagnosis and the methods of treatment. RESULTS: The number of registered cases at 2011 was 73, and it was 37.7% higher as compared to 2002. During the period analyzed, the increase in the crude and the standardized cancer incidence ratios was observed. The percentage share of BC in the examined group increased of 5.4% in 2011. Significant variation in incidence among different counties was observed. The incidence ratios ranged from 65.8 to 93.1/100 000. BC in young women most commonly was diagnosed as locally advanced and over 70% of patients were radically treated. CONCLUSIONS: Even though the progress in diagnostics and treatment has been made, BC in young women is diagnosed later than it should be and at considerably advanced stage. It is relevant to propagate the knowledge among women and health professionals to emphasize that BC may affect young women.

Prostate cancer incidence in Podkarpackie province in 2002-2011.

INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer is an important epidemiological problem in Podkarpackie province. A significant rise in the number of new cases was reported. The values of crude and standardized rates, percentage share and cumulative risk also increased. OBJECTIVE: This article aims at analyzing incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer in 2002-2011. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis was based on data retrieved from the Podkarpackie Cancer Registry in Rzeszów. A total of 4 263 prostate cancer cases and 2 032 fatal cases were analyzed from the list of orderly arranged patients. Crude and standardized rates of incidence and mortality, cumulative risk and percentage share of prostate cancer out of all cancers were calculated. RESULTS: Compared to 2002, the number of cases increased by 150.5% in 2011. Cumulative risk rose from 1.8% in 2002 to 4.7% in 2011. Percentage of prostate cancer cases out of all registered cancers increased more than twofold in the analyzed decade. There was a 22.3% increase in the number of fatal cases due to prostate cancer, accompanied by a slight decrease of standardized mortality rate from 13.2/100 000 in 2002 to 12.6/100 000 in 2011. In the analyzed period, 41.8% of patients were diagnosed with locally adavanced prostate cancer.

[Epidemiology, prevention and risk morbidity factors for lung cancer]. / Epidemiologia, profilaktyka i czynniki ryzyka zachorowania na raka pluca.

Lung cancer incidence kept increasing dynamically in male population until the late 90s and then there was a sudden drop in the cases and this tendency has been maintained up till now. What seems upsetting, however, is the fact that for female population there is a constant growth in the lung cancer morbidity. Needless to say, Poland still belongs to the countries with high lung cancer incidence and lung cancer mortality. In 2011 the standardized morbidity rate in Poland accounted for 50,0/100 000 in male population and 17,3/100 000 in female population. In Podkarpacie Voivodeship it was 43,6/100 000 for males and 11,8/100 000 for females respectively. Lung cancer incidence and lung cancer mortality seem to increase together with age, and for people 65 and more this type of cancer accounts for approximately 50% of all cancer cases and cancer caused deaths. In spite of various research conducted and great medical progress little can be done to cure lung cancer. The percentage of 5-year survivals increased for males from 10,8% in years 2000-2002 to 11,9% in years 2003-2005, and for females from 15,7% to 16,9%. The main cause of lung cancer is certainly active and passive smoking. It is highly possible that environmental factors are also responsible for lung cancer cases. Among the most devastating are such factors as asbestos, arsenic, aromatic hydrocarbons, individual lifestyle and nutrition, genetic predisposition and finally the pollution, particularly of the air.

Lung cancer in Podkarpackie region in the years 2002-2011.

INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer is one of the greatest challenges for modern medicine and in Poland the incidence and mortality rate are one of the highest. The aim of the study was to assess trends in the incidence and mortality rate lung cancer in the Podkarpackie province in the years 2002-2011. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 9993 cases (8018 men and 1975 women) and 8782 deaths (7211 men and 1571 women) of lung cancer were analyzed. Crude rate and standardized coefficients of incidence and mortality as well as stratum weight, and cumulative risk of incidence and mortality were calculated. RESULTS: In 2011, in Podkarpackie province a decrease number of lung cancer cases in men was observed compared to 2002 amounting to 195 case, but in women, an increase of 39 new cases was noted. Incidence rates in men were in the range of 65.8-93.1/100,000, while in women they ranged 9.6-35.2/100,000. Mortality rates for males ranged from 59.2 to 82.8/100,000, and in women from 6.1 to 29.0/100,000. Considerable diversity in incidence and mortality in different districts of the province of Podkarpackie was observed. CONCLUSIONS: In the years 2002-2011 the values of incidence and mortality rates for men in Podkarpackie province were lower than the rates for Poland, in case of women the same rates for Podkarpackie were almost two times lower than the rates for Poland. In the years 2002-2011 the highest value of incidence and mortality rate out of all districts of Podkarpackie Province was observed in the district Lubaczów for men and in Przemysl in case of women.