Open AccessBreast cancer incidence among women of Branicevo region in the period 1991 - 2000
Author(s) -
B Sandra Sipetic,
Vesna Petrović,
Zorica Milic,
Hristina Vlajinac
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0410467s
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , incidence (geometry) , cancer , population , demography , cancer registry , gynecology , obstetrics , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, the second leading cause of cancer death, and the third most common cancer overall, throughout the world. In 1996, 910,000 new cases were diagnosed worldwide (about 9% of all new cases). Over 50% of breast cancer incidence occurred in the developed world. The aims of this study were to study breast cancer incidence during 1991-2000 in the region of Branicevo and to analyze differences in incidence rate for breast cancer in two periods of time 1991-1991 and 1996-2000.