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Cancer survival in the European Union

Table 3.11 shows the five-year relative survival rates for the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the EU grouped into quintiles with the proportion of all cancers. About a third of all cancers diagnosed have a five-year survival rate of 60% or more but one quarter have five-year survival rates below 20%.

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Download Table 3.22-4 for the all ages five-year survival rate for some commonly diagnosed cancers for the EU countries participating in the EUROCARE 3 study, with highest rates typically in Austria, France, Spain and Sweden and the lowest rates typically in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia.

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References

1. GLOBOCAN 2000. Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide (2000 estimates). 2001
2. WHO, WHO Mortality Database. 2004
3. Sant, M., et al., EUROCARE-3: survival of cancer patients diagnosed 1990-94-results and commentary. Ann Oncol, 2003. 14 Suppl 5: p. V61-V118.
4. Becker, N., Cancer mortality and prevention in the European Union. Eur J Surg Oncol, 1998. 24(5): p. 370-4.

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