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RUSSIA
 

more information (J Malign Tumours)

 

Incidence

 

7,563 new cases of kidney cancer were diagnosed in the Russia in 2008. RCC comprises approximately 4.3% of all malignancies in men, and 2.9% in women. Renal cancer took eighth and eleventh places in the structure of malignant tumors in men and women. The European age-standardised incidence rates per 100,000 population were 12.2 for general population; 16.5 for men, and 8.4 for women. The standardised incidence rate of RCC has increased in Russia, with a 15.7% increase in men and a 17.3% increase in women for the past 5 years (2003-2008). In this 5-year period, the absolute number of newly diagnosed RCC patients has increased by 16.4% in men and 18.6% in women. The median age at diagnosis was 61 years. Of the estimated 17,563 patients diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008, almost half were patients ³ 65 

years old. Significant differences in incidence of RCC between men and women were in group of patients ³ 40 years old. Figure 1 depicts incidence of RCC in different age groups.

 

Mortality

 

A total of 8,370 kidney cancer deaths were recorded in the Russia in 2008, accounting for approximately 3.4% and 2.4% of all cancer deaths for men and women respectively. The median age at death for RCC was 66.3 years. The average age of death from kidney cancer has increased by 1.7 years in men (from 62.7 years in 2001 to 64.0 in 2008) and 2.5 years in women (from 67.5 to 69 years). Approximately 0.5 per 100,000 population died under age 34; 1.1-2.4 between 35 and 44; 6.1 between 45 and 49; 12.8 between 50 and 54; 22.1 between 55 and 59; 31.5 between 60 and 64; 32.3 between 65 and 69; and 42.2 70+ years of age (per 100,000 population in 2008).

Despite the stability in age-standardized death rates, from 5.5 in 2005 to 5.9 in 2008, there were 440 more cancer deaths reported in 2008 than in 2005. Overall, absolute number of death from renal cancer is increasing. The male renal cancer mortality rate has been consistently higher than the female cancer death rate, and has increased more quickly, by 14.1% versus 7.8% respectively since 2001.

 

BELARUS

 
RCC comprises about 5% (in men) and 3.3% (in women) of all malignancies.
1500 people will be diagnosed with kidney cancer and 630 will die of the disease in the Belarus in 2004. Belarus is a small country with 10 millions population. That why incidence rate of RCC is high (absolute rate - 15.3 vs. 11.1 of Worldwide).
The rate of RCC has increased by 20.8-23.3% for the past 6 years. RCC took forth place in male and fifth place in female by growth rate of incidence.
Median age at diagnosis of 60.6 years.
In Gomel and Mogilev regions Belarusian Chernobyl Tragedy had an impact on the level of RCC morbidity in men leading to two-fold increase. The growth of this pathology is also registered among women. There is observed the ncrease of growth rate of kidney tumors morbidity. The risk of kidney malignant tumors has considerably increased within the population of the republic aged over 35 years old.
 
UKRAINE

 

Epidemiology of RCC in Ukraine is not favorable.

Incidence of this tumor becomes higher every year. The rate of RCC has increased by 110% for the 56 years. Ukraine has suffered from Chernobyl accident also.

 

 

 


 

Problem

 

Kidney cancer is an imortant medical and social problem for Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.), especially for European part (Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine).

 

 

Main risk factors

Smoking and obesity are among the risk factors for RCC development.

In Russia, smoking, unfortunately, has long been a national tradition. Country is the largest importer of tobacco in the World.

The leading positions in tobacco belong to large companies with international investments. Over 2004-2005, the volume of production from the national manufacturers fell and multinational producers' share dominated.

Russia ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Kidney Cancer Res. Bureau took part in the first All-Russian National Forum "Health ot Tobacco" this year for ratification of FCTC. Forum was conducted by the Russian State Duma (Parliament) in collaboration wit various organizations.