%0 Journal Article
%A Hemminki, Kari
%A Försti, Asta
%A Hemminki, Akseli
%A Ljungberg, Börje
%A Hemminki, Otto
%T Progress in survival in renal cell carcinoma through 50 years evaluated in Finland and Sweden.
%J PLOS ONE
%V 16
%N 6
%@ 1932-6203
%C San Francisco, California, US
%I PLOS
%M DKFZ-2021-01413
%P e0253236 -
%D 2021
%X Global survival studies have shown favorable development in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treatment but few studies have considered extended periods or covered populations for which medical care is essentially free of charge. We analyzed RCC survival in Finland and Sweden over a 50-year period (1967-2016) using data from the NORDCAN database provided by the local cancer registries. While the health care systems are largely similar in the two countries, the economic resources have been stronger in Sweden. In addition to the standard 1- and 5-year relative survival rates, we calculated the difference between these as a measure of how well survival was maintained between years 1 and 5. Relative 1- year survival rates increased almost linearly in both countries and reached 90
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:34157049
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0253236
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/169319