abstract
INTRODUCTION:
The
aim of this study was to analyze and describe the incidence and
mortality trends of ovarian cancer in North Sardinia, Italy, in the
period 1992-2010.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Data
were obtained from the tumor registry of Sassari province which makes
part of a wider registry web, coordinated today by the Italian
Association for Tumor Registries.
RESULTS:
The
overall number of ovarian cancer cases registered in the period under
investigation was 600. The mean age of the patients was 62 years. The
standardized incidence and mortality rates were 11.2/100,000 and
5.1/100,000 respectively.
A substantially stable trend in incidence and
mortality of ovarian cancer was evidenced. Relative survival at five
years from diagnosis was 44.2%.
CONCLUSIONS:
The
incidence and mortality trends of ovarian cancer in North Sardinia
remained relatively stable in the last decades, while prognosis remains
relatively poor.
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