Breast cancer mortality rate before age 75
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the developed world and one of the most important causes of premature mortality. The most important risk factors for the occurrence of breast cancer are: demographic factors, maternity factors, use of hormones, alcohol, obesity, ionizing radiation and heredity.
The chance of a cure is high if breast cancer is detected in time, when it is still in the early stages of development. An important examination for the early detection of breast cancer is mammography, which can detect cancer when it is not yet palpable. Breast self-examination plays a key role in breast cancer detection.
Breast cancer can be prevented and its frequency reduced with appropriate preventive measures. The promotion of preventive activities, both within the local health infrastructure and the health care system, as well as the promotion of healthy practices and measures, is essential for reducing the incidence and mortality of breast cancer.
Important elements of preventive action at the local level are the provision of capacities for the DORA screening program, encouragement to respond to the screening program, awareness of the importance and education about self-examination and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, e.g. healthy diet, exercise. It is also important to prevent the development of risk factors such as obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and exposure to harmful environmental factors.
The breast cancer mortality rate describes breast cancer deaths before age 75 per 100,000 women in an observed calendar year.
An age-standardized rate is calculated, which enables mutual comparison of populations with different age structures.
Rate per 100,000 women.
The standardized breast cancer mortality rate is the ratio of the number of women who died of breast cancer before the age of 75 in the observed calendar year to the number of women aged 0 to 74 years inclusive in the middle of the same year, multiplied by 100,000.
The disease category according to the ICD-10 classification, which is included in the calculation, is C50.
Breast cancer mortality
The direct standardization method is used for standardization, where the Slovenian population from 2014 is used as the standard population. The publications show the average of several consecutive years.
Death Database, National Institute of Public Health.
Population, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.
Data on breast cancer mortality are published annually.
- Zadnik V, Primic Žakelj M. SLORA: Slovenia and cancer. Cancer Epidemiology and Registry. Oncology Institute Ljubljana. www.slora.si (October 5, 2015).
- Oncology Institute Ljubljana ( http://www.onko-i.si/ )
The indicator was included in the 2016 and 2017 publications.