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Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD)

The Lancet Oncology · 2008 · Vol. 9(8) · pp. 730–756

Michel P. Coleman✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Manuela Quaresma(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Franco Berrino(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Jean‐Michel LutzRoberta De Angelis(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Riccardo Capocaccia(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Paolo Baili(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Bernard Rachet(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Gemma Gatta(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Timo Hakulinen(Finnish Cancer Registry)Andrea Micheli(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Milena Sant(Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori)Hannah K. Weir(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Mark Elwood(BC Cancer Agency)Hideaki Tsukuma(Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases)Sérgio Koifman(Ministério da Saúde)Gulnar Azevedo e Silva(Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)Silvia Francisci(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Mariano Santaquilani(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Arduino Verdecchia(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Hans H. Storm(Danish Cancer Society)John L. Young(Emory University)

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Abstract

Until now, direct comparisons of cancer survival between high-income and low-income countries have not generally been available. The information provided here might therefore be a useful stimulus for change. The findings should eventually facilitate joint assessment of international trends in incidence, survival, and mortality as indicators of cancer control.

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Multiple and Secondary Primary CancersRelative survivalMedicineDemographyCancerPopulationCancer registryBreast cancerProstate cancerColorectal cancerSurvival rate

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsProbabilityRegistriesRisk Factors