Survival for oesophageal, stomach and small intestine cancers in Europe 1999-2007: Results from EUROCARE-5.

ABSTRACT:

Background

European regional variation in cancer survival was reported in the EUROCARE-4 study for patients diagnosed in 1995-1999. Relative survival (RS) estimates are here updated for patients diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, stomach and small intestine from 2000 to 2007. Trends in RS from 1999-2001 to 2005-2007 are presented to monitor and discuss improvements in patient survival in Europe.

Materials and methods

EUROCARE-5 data from 29 countries (87 cancer registries) were used to investigate 1- and 5-year RS. Using registry-specific life-tables stratified by age, gender and calendar year, age-standardised 'complete analysis' RS estimates by country and region were calculated for Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Europe, and for Ireland and United Kingdom (U

SUBMITTER: Anderson LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729902 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature