Survival from cancer in teenagers and young adults in England, 1979-2003

J. M. Birch; D. Pang; R. D. Alston; S. Rowan; M. Geraci; A. Moran; T. O B Eden

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604460

Survival from cancer in teenagers and young adults in England, 1979-2003

J. M. Birch
, D. Pang
, R. D. Alston
, S. Rowan
, M. Geraci
, A. Moran
, T. O B Eden

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Abstract

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in teenagers and young adults aged 13-24 years (TYAs) in England. We have analysed national 5-year relative survival among more than 30 000 incident cancer cases in TYAs. For cancer overall, 5-year survival improved from 63% in 1979-84 to 74% during 1996-2001 (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	830-835
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
Volume	99
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604460
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2008

Keywords

Cancer survival
National cancer statistics
Socioeconomic deprivation
Teenagers and Young Adults
Trends

UN SDGs

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Survival from cancer in teenagers and young adults in England, 1979-2003

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