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Increasing survival...
Increasing survival of patients with urinary bladder cancer : A nationwide study in Sweden 1960-1986
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- Malmström, P U (författare)
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Epidemiology, Boston MA, United States
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- Thörn, M (författare)
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Epidemiology, Boston MA, United States
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- Lindblad, Per, 1953- (författare)
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Epidemiology, Boston MA, United States,Urologisk Cancer
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- Bergström, R (författare)
- Department of Statistics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Adami, H O (författare)
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Epidemiology, Boston MA, United States
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- Elsevier, 1993
- 1993
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: European Journal of Cancer. - : Elsevier. - 0959-8049 .- 1879-0852. ; 29A:13, s. 1868-1872
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Abstract
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- Survival rates were analysed in 29,055 patients with urinary bladder cancer diagnosed in Sweden from 1960 to 1986 and followed up until 1987. The 2-, 5- and 10-year relative survival rates were 79, 70 and 64% for men and 75, 68 and 63% for women, respectively. Patients with a history of bladder cancer for at least 15 years ran a negligible risk of dying from their disease. Prognosis was consistently better in younger than in older patients; below 50 years of age the 5-year relative survival rate was 90%, as compared with 60% in patients aged 70-79 years. Patients diagnosed between 1960 and 1964 had a 60% 5-year relative survival, as compared to 71% in those diagnosed between 1980 and 1984. Multivariate analyses further confirmed that age but not sex is an important prognostic factor in bladder cancer and, further, that a substantial improvement in survival rates took place during the 1960-1986 period. Compared with 1960-1964 the risk of dying of bladder cancer within 5 years in patients diagnosed between 1980 and 1984 was 51% lower in men [relative risk (RR) = 0.49; 95% confidence interval (C.I.) 0.42-0.57] and 44% lower in women (RR = 0.56; 95% C.I. 0.45-0.70).
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Urologi och njurmedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Urology and Nephrology (hsv//eng)
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