[Epidemiologic characteristics of pancreatic cancer in patients in Belgrade]

Pancreatic cancer mortality was analyzed in Belgrade population over the period from 1975 to 1989. Standardized mortality rate--sbrtshr in 1975-1989--was 5.34/1000 (6.55/1000 in males and 4.32/1000 in females). During the same period the increasing trend of pancreatic cancer mortality was observed in both sexes (y = 4.07 + 0.31x, in males and y = 2.95 + 0.17x, in females). Age specific mortality rates showed low values to the age of 44, but demonstrated sudden increase thereafter, which was more pronounced in males. The proportion of pancreatic cancer among all malignant tumour deaths and among deaths caused by malignant tumours of the digestive tract was slightly increased during the observed period.