Breast cancer epidemiology in Slovenia

Introduction: As in other European countries, breast is the most frequent cancer site in Slovenian female population. The incidence rate is increasing since 1950, while mortality started to decrease in the nineties, though more pronounced in younger women. Epidemiologic characteristics: The crude incidence rate of breast cancer in Slovenia increased from 27.4/100.000 in the period 1963–1967 to 89.2/100.000 in the period 1998–2002. In the year 2004 there were 1084 new breasts cancer cases registered (106.3/100,000); it is predicted that in the year 2007 there will be 1182 (1092–1271) new cases. For several years,…