The epidemiology of breast cancer in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship in 2006-2010

Abstract

The analysis of the epidemiology of breast cancer in Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship in 2006 – 2010 in terms of the number of cases and deaths, and selected epidemiological indicators. Kujawsko-Pomorskie is the region with a great epidemiology risk in Poland. The number of cancers detected in this period was 4402, majority among the people between the ages of 50 and 69. 20% of cases were detected in cancer screening. The number of breast cancers detected in the pre-invasive stage is growing. The 5 year cure rate in the cases of breast cancer has risen.