Cancer incidence in Krakow in 2004-2006

This publication presents data on cancer incidence in Krakow in the years 2004-2006. Also cancer incidences in both sexes in the years 1994-1996 and 20042006 are compared. Incidence data are based on Reporting Cards sent to Malopolska Cancer Registry. There have been counted the average yearly number of new cases, crude rates and age-standardized rates. There were 9626 cancer cases registered in Krakow, 4492 in males and 5134 in females in the years 2004-2006. An average of 1497 new cases in males and 1711 in females were registered every year. The age-standardized cancer incidence in males was 278.3/100 000 and 236.4/100 000 in females. The percentage of histopathologically confirmed cancer diagnoses was 80.2% in males and 81.4% in females. The comparison of the most common cancer incidence in mates in the years 1994-1996 and 2004-2006 revealed a significant increase in incidence rates of colorectal cancer (25.6/100 000 vs. 33.9/100 000, p=0.0435) and prostate cancer (16.4/100 000 vs. 33.2/100 000, P=0.0000); however, a significant decrease in incidence rates was observed for lung cancer (68.5/100 000 vs. 56.4/100 000, p=0.0422) and stomach cancer (22.1/100 000 vs. 13.2/100 000, p=0.0050). In the compared periods, there was observed significant improvement in the percentage of histopathologically confirmed cancer diagnoses.