Long-term survival of cancer patients compared to heart failure and stroke: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer, heart failure and stroke are among the most common causes of death worldwide. Investigation of the prognostic impact of each disease is important, especially for a better understanding of competing risks. Aim of this study is to provide an overview of long term survival of cancer, heart failure and stroke patients based on the results of large population- and hospital-based studies.

Methods

Records for our study were identified by searches of Medline via Pubmed. We focused on observed and relative age- and sex-adjusted 5-year survival rates for cancer in general and for the four most common malignancies in developed countries, i.e. lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancer, as well as for heart failure and stroke.

Results

Twenty studies were iden

SUBMITTER: Askoxylakis V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2851688 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature