EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAST CANCER IN THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA
The article analyzes the main epidemiological characteristics of breast cancer in the Republic of Mordovia in comparison with the Russian Federation. Based on the official accounting and reporting documentation for 2011-2019. the territorial and age- specific features of the incidence were determined, the structure of pathomorphological forms of breast cancer was assessed, the weighted average cost of providing specialized medical care for breast neoplasms in a hospital in the Republic of Mordovia was calculated. It has been shown that the incidence of breast cancer in the Republic of Mordovia for 2011-2019 increased, which corresponds to the all-Russian laws: 6.11 per 100 thousand women in the age group of women 25-29 years old to 213.14 in the age group 60-64 years. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma prevailed in the structure of the pathomorphological form of breast cancer among the inhabitants of the Republic - 58.8%. It has been shown that the cost of providing specialized hospital care for stage III breast cancer is 8 times higher than for stages III of breast cancer. Thus, the analysis showed that breast cancer is a serious medical and social problem, and effective treatment of the disease requires costly treatment in a specialized hospital, and the cost of drug therapy for the disease increases significantly at advanced stages.