Descriptive epidemiology of breast cancer in Vojvodina

Abstract

The main aim of our study was to perform the epidemiological analysis of the breast cancer in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, in 15 years period (1987-2001). Descriptive method was used in epidemiological analysis of the data from the Vojvodina cancer registry. According to our results the breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in women in Vojvodina (26.54% of all cancers), and the leading cause of mortality (20.97%). Linear trend for both incidence and mortality crude and standardized rates showed the significant and unfavorable increase from 1987 to 2001. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.