Trends in the incidence and survival of patients with esophageal cancer: A SEER database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have indicated that the incidence of esophageal cancer has declined in the past decade in the U.S. However, trends in the incidence and survival have not been thoroughly examined.

Methods

Data from 46 063 patients with esophageal cancer between 1973 and 2015 were collected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The trends in the age-adjusted incidence and survival were analyzed using joinpoint regression models.

Results

The age-adjusted incidence of esophageal cancer increased from 5.55 to 7.44 per 100 000 person-years between 1973 and 2004. Later, it decreased at an annual percentage change of 1.23%. In the last 40 years, the strong male predominance increased slightly. Importantly, the percentage of patients with loc

SUBMITTER: He H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7180574 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature