Long-term Survival Expectations of Cancer Patients in Europe in 2000-2002

Authors

H. Brenner, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research CenterFollow
Silvia Francisci, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di SanitàFollow
R. De Angelis, National Health InstitutesFollow
R. Marcos-Gragera, Institut Català d’Oncologia-Girona
A. Verdeccihia, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di SanitàFollow
G. Gatta, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale TumoriFollow
C. Allemani, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriFollow
L. Ciccolallo, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriFollow
M. P. Coleman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineFollow
M. Sant, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriFollow
Eurocare Working Group

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2009

Publication Title

European Journal of Cancer

Volume

45

Issue

6

First page number:

1028

Last page number:

1041

Abstract

Period analysis has been shown to provide more up-to-date estimates of long-term cancer survival rates than traditional cohort-based analysis. Here, we provide detailed period estimates of 5- and 10-year relative survival by cancer site, country, sex and age for calendar years 2000-2002. In addition, pan-European estimates of 1-, 5- and 10-year relative survival are provided. Overall, survival estimates were mostly higher than previously available cohort estimates. For most cancer sites, survival in countries from Northern Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe was substantially higher than in the United Kingdom and Ireland and in countries from Eastern Europe. Furthermore, relative survival was also better in female than in male patients and decreased with age for most cancer sites.

Keywords

Cancer – Mortality; Cancer – Patients; Europe; Life expectancy

Disciplines

Epidemiology | Oncology

Language

English

Permissions

Use Find in Your Library, contact the author, or interlibrary loan to garner a copy of the item. Publisher policy does not allow archiving the final published version. If a post-print (author's peer-reviewed manuscript) is allowed and available, or publisher policy changes, the item will be deposited.

Repository Citation

Brenner, H., Francisci, S., De Angelis, R., Marcos-Gragera, R., Verdeccihia, A., Gatta, G., Allemani, C., Ciccolallo, L., Coleman, M. P., Sant, M., , E. (2009). Long-term Survival Expectations of Cancer Patients in Europe in 2000-2002. European Journal of Cancer, 45(6), 1028-1041.