Other activities of the ANCR

Cancer survival

Five-year survival for the years 1964-2003 was first calculated in the Nordic Cancer Survival Study. This project was published in Acta Oncologica 2010 issue 5 in 13 papers. Papers can freely be downloaded and a list of the papers and links via PubMed, see information below.

• Prediction of Cancer Incidence in the Nordic Countries up to the Year 2020ownload pdf 

• Trends in cancer survival in the Nordic countries 1990-2016: the NORDCAN survival studies (Acta Oncologica 2020, 59(11):1266-1274)

The survival of cancer patiens diagnosed 1964-2003 in the Nordic countries

• Survival of patients diagnosed with cancer in the Nordic countries up to 1999-2003 followed to the end of 2006. A critical overview of the results.
  Storm HH, Engholm G, Hakulinen T, Tryggvadóttir L, Klint A, Gislum M, Kejs AM, Bray F.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):532-44.PMID: 20491522
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancer in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006. Material and methods.
  Engholm G, Gislum M, Bray F, Hakulinen T.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):545-60.PMID: 20491523
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancers of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Hakulinen T, Tryggvadóttir L, Gislum M, Storm HH, Bray F, Klint A, Engholm G.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):561-77.PMID: 20170293
• Trends in survival of patients diagnosed with cancer of the digestive organs in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Klint A, Engholm G, Storm HH, Tryggvadóttir L, Gislum M, Hakulinen T, Bray F.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):578-607.PMID: 20491524
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancers in the respiratory system in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Hakulinen T, Engholm G, Gislum M, Storm HH, Klint A, Tryggvadóttir L, Bray F.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):608-23.PMID: 20170292
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with breast cancer in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Tryggvadóttir L, Gislum M, Bray F, Klint A, Hakulinen T, Storm HH, Engholm G.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):624-31.PMID: 20429724
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancer in female genital organs in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Klint A, Tryggvadóttir L, Bray F, Gislum M, Hakulinen T, Storm HH, Engholm G.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):632-43.PMID: 20307243
• Trends in survival of patients diagnosed with male genital cancers in the Nordic countries 1964-2003followed up until the end of 2006.
  Bray F, Klint A, Gislum M, Hakulinen T, Engholm G, Tryggvadóttir L, Storm HH.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):644-54.PMID: 20151937
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with kidney or urinary bladder cancer in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Engholm G, Hakulinen T, Gislum M, Tryggvadóttir L, Klint A, Bray F, Storm HH.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):655-64.PMID: 20156116
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the skin in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Tryggvadóttir L, Gislum M, Hakulinen T, Klint A, Engholm G, Storm HH, Bray F.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):665-72.PMID: 20491525
• Trends in survival of patients diagnosed with cancers of the brain and nervous system, thyroid, eye, bone, and soft tissues in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up until the end of 2006.
  Bray F, Engholm G, Hakulinen T, Gislum M, Tryggvadóttir L, Storm HH, Klint A.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):673-93.PMID: 20192877
• Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, and related tissue in the Nordic countries 1964-2003 followed up to the end of 2006.
  Storm HH, Klint A, Tryggvadóttir L, Gislum M, Engholm G, Bray F, Hakulinen T.
  Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):694-712.PMID: 20491526
• Trends in the overall survival of cancer patients diagnosed 1964-2003 in the Nordic countries followed up to the end of 2006: the importance of case-mix. Storm HH, Kejs AM, Engholm G, Tryggvadóttir L, Klint A, Bray F, Hakulinen T. Acta Oncol. 2010 Jun;49(5):713-24.PMID: 20491527

Nordic cancer registries

• Peer-reviewed paper (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

• Additional material (helda.helsinki.fi)

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