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INCIDENCE

In Slovenia, the estimated incidence rate for prostate cancer is 177 per 100,000 population.1 This is much higher than the European average of estimated prostate cancer incidence of 153.9 per 100,000 population.1

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1 European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. Accessible at https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer.php?$0-0$1-All$2-All$4-1$3-34$6-0,85$5-2008,2008$7-7$CEstByCountry$X0_8-3$X0_19-AE27$X0_20-No$CEstBySexByCountry$X1_8-3$X1_19-AE27$X1_-1-1$CEstByIndiByCountry$X2_8-3$X2_19-AE27$X2_20-No$CEstRelative$X3_8-3$X3_9-AE27$X3_19-AE27$CEstByCountryTable$X4_19-AE27 (last accessed February 2022)

Estimated prostate cancer incidence 2020
(crude rate per 100,000 population)

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European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. Accessible at https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer.php?$0-0$1-All$2-All$4-1$3-34$6-0,85$5-2008,2008$7-8$CEstByCountry$X0_8-3$X0_19-AE27$X0_20-No$CEstBySexByCountry$X1_8-3$X1_19-AE27$X1_-1-1$CEstByIndiByCountry$X2_8-3$X2_19-AE27$X2_20-No$CEstRelative$X3_8-3$X3_9-AE27$X3_19-AE27$CEstByCountryTable$X4_19-AE27 (last accessed March 2022)

MORTALITY

In Slovenia, the estimated mortality for prostate cancer is 43.5 per 100,000 population.1 This is the 6th highest in European comparison and above the EU27 average of 32.1 per 100,000.1

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1 European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. Accessible at https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer.php?$0-0$1-All$2-All$4-1$3-34$6-0,85$5-2008,2008$7-8$CEstByCountry$X0_8-3$X0_19-AE27$X0_20-No$CEstBySexByCountry$X1_8-3$X1_19-AE27$X1_-1-1$CEstByIndiByCountry$X2_8-3$X2_19-AE27$X2_20-No$CEstRelative$X3_8-3$X3_9-AE27$X3_19-AE27$CEstByCountryTable$X4_19-AE27 (last accessed February 2022)

Prostate cacner mortality 2020
(crude rate per 100,000 population)

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European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. Accessible at https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer.php?$0-0$1-All$2-All$4-1$3-34$6-0,85$5-2008,2008$7-8$CEstByCountry$X0_8-3$X0_19-AE27$X0_20-No$CEstBySexByCountry$X1_8-3$X1_19-AE27$X1_-1-1$CEstByIndiByCountry$X2_8-3$X2_19-AE27$X2_20-No$CEstRelative$X3_8-3$X3_9-AE27$X3_19-AE27$CEstByCountryTable$X4_19-AE27 (last accessed March 2022)

SURVIVAL

There has been a steady improvement in five-year survival rates for prostate cancer in Slovenia, and recent figures (2010-2014) show the rate to be 85%.1 This is a significant increase from 61% from 1995-1999.1 Despite this, five-year prostate cancer survival rates in Slovenia are amongst the lowest in the EU.

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1 Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)

Prostate cacner age-standardised 5-year net survival (%)

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Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)

NATIONAL POLICES

In 2017, Slovenia adopted the National Cancer Control Programme 2017–2021 to reduce incidence, improve survival, and provide a greater quality of life for cancer patients. In fact, the document points out that, amongst the most frequent cancers in men, the incidence rate of prostate cancer increased the fastest in the past ten years, although the survival rate exceeded 80%.

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Slovenia follows European guidelines, such as the European Association of Urology, which provides patient access to*:

Review by a multidisciplinary team
Support from a specialist nurse
Holistic needs assessment
A tailored treatment plan
Nutrition and exercise advice
Psychological support
Regular care reviews

Legend:

Recommendation included

Recommendation not included

*For a detailed explanation of the different patient support categories included in this scorecard, please follow the link.

CANCER CARE

Access to Specialists

Slovenia has 1 urologist per 40,000 inhabitants.1 This is comparable to other Eastern European countries such as Latvia which have the same ratio of urologists per population.2

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1 European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU). Slovenia. March 2018. Accessible at https://esru.eu/?q=slovenia (last accessed March 2022)
2 European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU). Latvia. March 2018. Accessible at https://esru.eu/?q=latvia (last accessed March 2022)

Cost of cancer

In Slovenia, the direct cost of cancer care and treatment per person is €113,1 which is lower than the European average of €154 per person.2 This figure is still low compared to the EU but it is considerably better than EU countries with a similar population, such as Lithuania (€70) and Latvia (€57).1

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1 Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)
2 Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022) – average calculated from data included for individual countries.

Cancer medicines spend

Per capita spend on cancer medicines in Slovenia is €51.1 Estonia and Greece spend the least at €4 per capita, while Austria tops the table at €108 per capita.1

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1 Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)

Approximate number of inhabitats per urologist - 2018*

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*Different data sources were used for Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the UK, which may use data from different years. See references below. No data was found for Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovakia.

European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU). Countries. March 2018. Accessible at https://esru.eu/?q=countries (last accessed March 2022)
Federal Public Service of Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and the Environment. HWF STATAN 2019 (detailed statistics). 2019. Accessible at https://organesdeconcertation.sante.belgique.be/fr/documents/hwf-statan-2019-statistiques-detaillees (last accessed March 2022)
Boszormenyi-Nagy, G. Report on urological inpatient care based on 2018 data. Urologia Hungarica. Accessible at http://urologiahungarica.hu/index.php/2020/05/12/beszamolo-az-urologiai-fekvobeteg-ellatasrol-a-2018-as-adatok-alapjan/ (last accessed March 2022)
I.Stat. Personale sanitario. Accessible at http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_PERS_SANIT (last accessed March 2022)
Institutul National De Statistica. Activitatea Unitatilor Sanitare in Anul 2019. 2020. Accessible at https://insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/activitatea_unitatilor_sanitare_anul_2019.pdf (last accessed March 2022)
United Nations, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Population Prospects 2019. Accessible at https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/1_Population/
WPP2019_POP_F01_1_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx (last accessed March 2022)
British Association of Urological Surgeons and The Specialist Advisory Committee in Urology. Workforce Report. 2018. Accessible at https://www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/publications/
Workforce_Report_Sep%202018%20ver%201.1.pdf (last accessed March 2022)

Direct health cost of cancer per person - 2018 (€)

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Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)

Per capita cost of cancer medicines - 2018 (€)

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Hofmarcher, T et al. Comparator Report on Cancer in Europe in 2019. IHE Report 2019:7. Accessible at https://www.efpia.eu/publications/cancer-comparator-report/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/ (last accessed March 2022)

ORGANISATIONS

Patient organisations

Organisations supporting people with prostate cancer in Slovenia include:

Slovenian Oncology Association for Men
https://www.onkoman.si

Cancer Patients’ Association of Slovenia
http://www.onkologija.org

Reference Number: ONC_2021_0149_BE
Date of preparation: January 2022

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