Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Jan 29;20(1):120.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8256-1.

Trends of mortality due to breast cancer in Poland, 2000-2016

Monika Burzyńska  1 , Irena Maniecka-Bryła  2 , Małgorzata Pikala  2
Affiliations

Trends of mortality due to breast cancer in Poland, 2000-2016

Monika Burzyńska et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to assess trends in mortality and the number of lost years of life due to breast cancer in the female population in the years 2000-2016, with consideration given to differences regarding the level of education and place of residence.

Methods: The analysis was based on a database of the Central Statistical Office of Poland, containing information gathered from 92,154 death certificates of all Polish female inhabitants who died in the period 2000-2016 due to breast cancer. The SEYLLp (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost per living person), the SEYLLd (per deaths), the APC (Annual Percentage Change), the AAPC (Average Annual Percentage Change) were calculated to determine years of life lost.

Results: The mean age of women who died from breast cancer increased in the study period from 64.7 years to 69.7. The SEYLLp index (per 100,000) increased to 776.8 years in 2016 (AAPC = 0.5%). The most unfavorable changes were observed in the group of women with secondary education. In 2004, the SEYLLp values started to grow at a rate of 2.3% and since 2011, they have been higher than amongst women with elementary education. In the years 2000-2016, the authors observed that SEYLLp was steadily declining (APC = -1.0%) in the group of inhabitants of rural areas, whereas with regards to city dwellers, the SEYLLp index has been increasing since 2004 (APC = 0.5%), which has resulted in increased disproportions regarding the place of residence.

Conclusions: The results of this study showed that breast cancer is becoming a serious epidemiological problem in Poland. There is the need to intensify activities among women at highest risk group and it should be the starting point for making key decision in combating breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Mortality; Neoplasms; Poland; Trends; Years of life lost.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
The average age of women who died of breast cancer, Poland, 2000–2016. Source: own calculations
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Time trends of the SEYLLp index by aducation in 2000–2016 in Poland. Source: own calculations
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Time trends of the SEYLLp index by place of residence in 2000–2016 in Poland. Source: own calculations
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global Cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018;68:394–424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. - DOI - PubMed
    1. World Health Organization. International Agency for Research on Cancer. http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/populations/616-poland-fact-she.... Accessed 6 Jul 2019.
    1. Didkowska J, Wojciechowska U, Olasek P. Cancer in Poland in 2015. Warsaw: Polish National Cancer Registry; 2017.
    1. Majeed W, Aslam B, Javed I, Khaliq T, Muhammad F, Ali A, Raza A. Breast cancer: major risk factors and recent developments in treatment. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(8):3353–3358. doi: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.8.3353. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Sowa M, Smuczyński W, Tarkowski M, Kochański B. Analysis of the selected risk factors for breast cancer – literature review. J Educ Health Sport. 2015;5(4):245–250.