Author/Editor		Primic-Žakelj, Maja; Zadnik, Vesna; Žagar, Tina
Title		Rak v Sloveniji
Translated title		Cancer in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 76, št. 12
Publication year		2007
Volume		str. 775-80
Language		slo
Abstract		Background As in other European countries, cancer is the second leading cause of death in Slovenia. Data on newly registered cancer patients is gathered by the Cancer Registry of Slovenia. It was founded in 1950 as a special service for collecting and processing data on cancer incidence and cancer patients’ survival. In 2004, there were 10,625 newly registered cancer patients (5,472 men and 5,153 women). Cancer burden is different in different life periods. Within this group of Slovenian cancer patients who got diagnosed in 2004, 1% were younger than 19 years, almost 3% were 20 to 34 years of age, 10% were 35 to 49 years, 44% were 50 to 69 years and 43% were 70 years of age or older. In men older than 50 years, lung cancer is the most frequent form of cancer while a breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women of the same age. Five-year relative survival rate of Slovenian cancer patients has been continuously improving during the registration period considering both sexes. In the period 1963‐1967, five-year survival rate was 25% for men and 42% for women. After 20 years, survival rate improved by 5% for both sexes. In the period 2000‐2004, five-year relative survival rate reached 50% in men and 64% in women. Conclusions There have been numerous activities going on in Slovenia in the field of organised cancer control. However, no measurable targets in the form of the nationally organised and coordinated screening program have been defined yet to monitor and improve the results.
Summary		Izhodišča Podobno kot v drugih evropskih državah je tudi v Sloveniji rak na drugem mestu med vzroki smrti. Podatke o novih bolnikih z rakom pri nas zbira Register raka za Slovenijo. Ustanovljen je bil leta 1950 kot posebna služba za zbiranje in obdelavo podatkov o incidenci raka in preživetju bolnikov z rakom. Leta 2004 je v Sloveniji na novo za rakom zbolelo 10.625 ljudi, 5472 moških in 5153 žensk. Breme raka je različno v raznih življenjskih obdobjih. Od bolnikov, ki so zboleli v Sloveniji leta 2004, je bilo manj kot 1% otrok in mladostnikov, mlajših od 19 let, skoraj 3% bolnikov je bilo starih 20‐34 let, dobrih 10% 35‐49 let, 44% 50‐69 let, 43% pa je bilo starih 70 let ali več. Od 50. leta starosti je pri moških najpogostejši pljučni rak, pri ženskah pa rak dojk. Relativno 5-letno preživetje slovenskih bolnikov z rakom se ves čas registracije raka pri obeh spolih izboljšuje. V obdobju 1963‐1967 je bilo 5-letno relativno preživetje 25% pri moških in 42% pri ženskah. Čez dvajset let, v obdobju 1983‐1987, je bilo preživetje pri obeh spolih za približno 5% večje, v obdobju 2000‐2004 pa je bilo relativno 5-letno preživetje pri moških že 50%, pri ženskah pa se je povečalo na 64%. Zaključki V Sloveniji že dolga leta potekajo številne dejavnosti s področja celovitega nadzorovanja raka, vendar si za spremljanje in izboljševanje rezultatov še nismo zastavili merljivih ciljev v obliki državnega programa nadzorovanja raka.