What are the most common causes of death of Polish women? In 2010, the female mortality rate in Poland was 17 percent higher than the EU average. What makes Polish women die of cardiovascular diseases and cancer more often than other Europeans?
A report prepared by the National Institute of Public He alth states that women living in the countryside die of cancer less often than women living in cities.
What are the most common causes of female deaths in Poland?
1. Cardiovascular diseases (51.8%),
2. Malignant neoplasms (22.8%),
- lung cancer,
- breast cancer,
- colorectal cancer;
3. Disease symptoms (6.3%),
4. Respiratory diseases (4.4%),
5. Digestive system diseases (3.9%),
6. Other (10.8%).
Observed from the beginning of the 1990s. XX. extending the years of life of Poles is the result of a decrease in mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Unfortunately, it is still the most common cause of death, also among women. Atherosclerosis, heart attacks and heart failure mainly affect women over 69 years of age. In the age of 30-69, women most often die of cancer. Those who go away even earlier die in accidents, because of drowning or poisoning, they commit suicide. In 2010, 442 women out of 100,000 died. flats.
Breast cancer - death sentences decline
In the years 2009-2010 the number of deaths caused by breast cancer turned out to be lower than in 2000. The greatest improvement took place in the Zachodniopomorskie and Pomorskie voivodships in Wielkopolskie. Unfortunately, in the Łódzkie and Lubuskie voivodships the incidence of breast cancer is higher than a dozen or so years ago. In 2010, 5,226 women died of this disease.
Prevention is the best method to fight cancer
The incidence of cervical cancer in Poland is slowly but steadily decreasing. Despite this fact, the incidence of cancer of the reproductive organs in women is very high, and the cause of malignancy is caused by late detection of changes on the cervix. Even the most modern equipment cannot save the patient when the cancer has already developed. Unfortunately, despite many preventive programs, still too many women in Poland visit the gynecologist only during pregnancy, forgetting about regular visits and examinationsPap smears.
Cervical cancer in its early stages is curable in 90% of cases
In the case of women, the incidence of lung and cervical cancer can be reduced by almost half. Cervical lesions detected early enough guarantee cure in 90% of cases. Serious lung disease and lung cancer are largely caused by smoking. Who smokes - has a good chance of getting sick. In order to lower your potential cancer incidence, it is enough to quit smoking, remember to visit your gynecologist regularly, eat he althy food and not forget about exercise.
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Less kids, more cancer
A reduced number of births has an impact not only on negative birth rate, but also on breast cancer. Hormonal changes during pregnancy reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Research also shows that pregnancy after breast cancer treatment does not cause the disease to come back - on the contrary, the body becomes more resistant without causing the lesions to renew.
National Institute of Public He alth - National Institute of Hygiene