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Aim of the Study: The objective of the study was to analyse the survival rate of women with malignant ovarian tumours in the years 1990-2015 in the Podkarpacie province., Material and Methods: The database used for calculations covered 2399 cancer incidences verified at the end of 2014. The estimated relative survival rates were calculated by means of the Hakulinen method., Results: The number of recorded cases amounted to 196 in 2015 and was higher by 86.7% than in 1990. The rates of one-year, three-year, and five-year survival was 72.5%, 51.2%, and 42.4%, respectively., Conclusions: Survival rates of women with ovarian cancer in the Podkarpacie province are comparable to survivals calculated for the entire Poland region. Despite the low risk factor, women suffering from ovarian adenocarcinoma have lower survival rates than others, and as many as 42.5% of patients with adenocarcinoma were diagnosed in stage IV. Steps aimed at improvement of detectability of ovarian cancers in the earliest possible stage should be taken. This should increase survival rates in each age group., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) in young women of Podkarpackie province accounts for approximately 11.0% of all diagnosed breast tumors., Aim of the Study: Aim of the study was to assess the trends in incidence of BC among women younger than 44 from Podkarpackie in the years 2002-2011., Material and Methods: 614 cases of malignant BC and 26 cases of cancer in situ were analyzed. The crude and the standardized incidence ratios were estimated; the percentage of histopathologically confirmed cancer cases and the percentage share of registered malignant breast tumors were calculated. The analysis of incidence in individual counties was also presented, as well as the stages of clinical advancement at diagnosis and the methods of treatment., Results: The number of registered cases at 2011 was 73, and it was 37.7% higher as compared to 2002. During the period analyzed, the increase in the crude and the standardized cancer incidence ratios was observed. The percentage share of BC in the examined group increased of 5.4% in 2011. Significant variation in incidence among different counties was observed. The incidence ratios ranged from 65.8 to 93.1/100 000. BC in young women most commonly was diagnosed as locally advanced and over 70% of patients were radically treated., Conclusions: Even though the progress in diagnostics and treatment has been made, BC in young women is diagnosed later than it should be and at considerably advanced stage. It is relevant to propagate the knowledge among women and health professionals to emphasize that BC may affect young women.