Long-term survival expectations of cancer patients in Europe in 2000–2002

• Published in: European journal of cancer (1990) Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 1028 - 1041
• Main Authors: Brenner, Hermann, Francisci, Silvia, de Angelis, Roberta, Marcos-Gragera, Rafael, Verdecchia, Arduino, Gatta, Gemma, Allemani, Claudia, Ciccolallo, Laura, Coleman, Michel, Sant, Milena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cancer; Cancer registries; Europe; Europe - epidemiology; Female; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Life Expectancy; Life Sciences; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - mortality; Period analysis; Prognosis; Registries; Survival; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; Young Adult; Europe; Cancer registries; Prognosis; Period analysis; Survival
• ISSN: 0959-8049; 1879-0852
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.005

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.