Survival in bladder and upper urinary tract cancers in Finland and Sweden through 50 years.

ABSTRACT: Survival has improved in bladder cancer but few studies have considered extended periods or covered populations for which medical care is essentially free of charge. We analyzed survival in urothelial cancer (UC, of which vast majority are bladder cancers) in Finland and Sweden over a 50-year period (1967-2016) using data from the NORDCAN database. Finland and Sweden are neighboring countries with largely similar health care systems but higher economic resources and health care expenditure in Sweden. We present results on 1- and 5-year relative survival rates, and additionally provide a novel measure, the difference between 1- and 5-year relative survival, indicating how well survival was maintained between these two periods. Over the 50-year period the median diagnostic age has increased

SUBMITTER: Hemminki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8726478 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature