Progress against cancer in the Netherlands since the late 1980s: An epidemiological evaluation

Abstract Progress against cancer through prevention and treatment is often measured by survival statistics only instead of analyzing trends in incidence, survival and mortality simultaneously because of interactive influences. This study combines these parameters of major cancers to provide an overview of the progress achieved in the Netherlands since 1989 and to establish in which areas action is needed. The population‐based Netherlands Cancer Registry and Statistics Netherlands provided incidence, 5‐year relative survival and mortality of 23 major cancer types. Incidence, survival and mortal... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Karim‐Kos, Henrike E.
Kiemeney, Lambertus A.L.M.
Louwman, Marieke W.J.
Coebergh, Jan Willem W.
de Vries, Esther
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Reihe/Periodikum: International Journal of Cancer ; volume 130, issue 12, page 2981-2989 ; ISSN 0020-7136 1097-0215
Verlag/Hrsg.: Wiley
Schlagwörter: Cancer Research / Oncology
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.26315