title: Epidemiology of ovarian cancer in North Sardinia, Italy, during the period 1992-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to analyze and describe the incidence and mortality trends of ovarian cancer in North Sardinia, Italy, in the period 1992-2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained from the tumor registry of Sassari province which makes part of a wider registry web, coordinated today by the Italian Association for Tumor Registries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall number of ovarian cancer cases registered in the period under investigation was 600. The mean age of the patients was 62 years. The standardized incidence and mortality rates were 11.2/100,000 and 5.1/100,000 respectively. A substantially stable trend in incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer was evidenced. Relative survival at five years from diagnosis was 44.2%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence and mortality trends of ovarian cancer in North Sardinia remained relatively stable in the last decades, while prognosis remains relatively poor.
authors: E T
authors: ET
authors: Tanda
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authors: M
authors: Budroni
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authors: R
authors: Cesaraccio
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authors: Palmieri
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authors: Palomba
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authors: Capobianco
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authors: Dessole
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authors: Dessole
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authors: Cossu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult