Recent patterns in testicular cancer incidence, mortality and survival in the Slovak Republic with reference to international comparisons.

Incidence of testicular cancer in the Slovak Republic (SR) sharply increased in 1968-2006 (annual change 0.195/100,000, 95% CI = -0.178-0.212, p < .0001). Mortality was stabilized in 1968-2006 (-0.005/100,000/year, 95% CI = -0.011-0.001, p = .148), however, from 1990, it had a mildly significant decreasing trend. The 5-year relative survival for patients from the cohort 1993-1997 reached 91.7% (95% CI = 87.5-94.7), for the cohort 1998-2002, it was 93.2% (95% CI = 89.5-95.8). The average age of patients with seminomas was 30-41 years (25-75% quantile), for nonseminomas 23-34 years (25-75% quantile).