Epidemiological characteristics of cancer of the pancreas in Serbia (without provinces)
Adanja, B.J.; Sipetić, S.B.; Kokić, Z.N.; Pekmezović, T.D.; Vićentijević, M.R.
Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo 123(9-10): 236-239
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-8179 PMID: 17974438 Document Number: 439285
Over the period from 1980 to 1993 the average age standardized mortality rate of cancer of the pancreas was 4.51 per 100000 of population (8.83% per hundred thousand in men and 3.37% per hundred thousand in women). Mortality rates were very low below the age of 34-0.09% per hundred thousand (0.14% per hundred thousand in men and 0.04% per hundred thousand in women). With aging rates showed steady increase, and they were the highest in the age group of 75 and more years--37.21% per hundred thousand (42.60% per hundred thousand in men and 33.60% per hundred thousand in women). During the period observed mortality of cancer of the pancreas showed an increasing trend (y = 3.50 + 0.11x), present in both sexes (y = 4.49 + 0.14x in men and y = 2.73 + 0.07x in women) and in all age groups exept in women aged 0-34 and 35-44 in whom a slightly decreasing trend was found.