| Literature DB >> 17084622 |
N Bossard1, M Velten, L Remontet, A Belot, N Maarouf, A M Bouvier, A V Guizard, B Tretarre, G Launoy, M Colonna, A Danzon, F Molinie, X Troussard, N Bourdon-Raverdy, P M Carli, A Jaffré, C Bessaguet, E Sauleau, C Schvartz, P Arveux, M Maynadié, P Grosclaude, J Estève, J Faivre.
Abstract
We present the main results of the first population-based cancers survival study gathering all French registry data. Survival data on 205,562 cancer cases diagnosed between 01/01/1989 and 31/12/1997 were analysed. Relative survival was estimated using an excess rate model. The evolution of the excess mortality rate over the follow-up period was graphed. The analysis emphasised the effect of age at diagnosis and its variation with time after diagnosis. For breast and prostate cancers, the age-standardised five-year relative survivals were 84% and 77%, respectively. The corresponding results in men and women were 56% versus 58% for colorectal cancer and 12% versus 16% for lung cancer. For some cancer sites, the excess mortality rate decreased to low values by five years after diagnosis. For most cancer sites, age at diagnosis was a negative prognostic factor but this effect was often limited to the first year after diagnosis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17084622 DOI： 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.07.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cancer ISSN： 0959-8049 Impact factor: 9.162