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Survival for Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers in Finland
Gastric Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with gastric cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. The 0% survival in the youngest age group is of course due to lack of cases in that age group. About every 4th patients in total survive for 5 years (and survival for 5 years usually means that the disease has been cured).
Colon Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with colon cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. In the youngest age group, there are only about 10 cases, so the 100% survival rate is not significant. As seen, the overall prognosis is quite more favourable than in gastric cancer.
Rectum or Rectosigmoid Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with rectal or rectosigmoid cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. The 0% survival rate in the youngest age group is due to lack of cases in that age group. The overall prognosis is about the same as for colon cancer.
Liver Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with liver cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. The excellent prognosis in the youngest age group is not significant, as there were only about 10 cases in this age group. Overall, liver cancer is a difficult type of cancer with a poor prognosis.
Gallbladder or Bile Duct Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with gallbladder or bile duct cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. The difference in prognosis in localized and non-localized disease is striking - if the disease is only in the gallbladder, which is easily removed, the prognose is good, otherwise very poor.
Pancreatic Cancer
The five year survival rate for females and males with pancreatic cancer diagnosed in 1985 - 1989 and followed up to the end of 1994. 100% of survival means, that there are no excess mortality due to the cancer. As seen, the prognose of localized disease at time of the diagnose, is markedly more favourable than when the cancer is not localized. Cancer in the pancreas has a poor prognose, and the high survival rate in females 15 - 49 years old is based on only a few patients.
These charts are based on data from the Finnish Cancer Registry.
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