Abstract
Changes in cancer incidence over time are the results of 2 factors. The first is the size and composition of the populations in the different areas: incidence rates are closely related to age, so any ageing of the populations will produce an increase in the crude incidence rates. The second factor is a change in the actual risk of different cancers, generally expressed as some form of age-standardized rate. The incidence rates and numbers of cases of urological cancers (excluding testicular cancer) are estimated in our province upon the actual size of the population and upon the projections of the same to the year 2015.
Due to an increasing life-span, substantial increases in incidence rates were observed in the “elderly” group, especially in the age range 55–74 and over 75. The implications for cancer control and treatment will be discussed.
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