5-Year Relative Survival
Total Male Female
n. of n. of n. of
%(se)cases %(se)cases %(se)cases
All Sites 38*(1) 5314 31 (1) 2903 47 (1) 2411
Oral Cavity & Pharynx 29 (5) 89 27 (1) 70 36 (1) 19
Esophagus 6 (4) 32 5 (5) 20 8 (8) 12
Stomach 19(19) 452 17(23) 265 23 (3) 187
Colon 37 (2) 412 35 (3) 196 40 (3) 216
Rectum 35 (3) 233 37 (4) 128 32 (5) 105
Liver 1 (1) 134 0 86 2 (2) 48
Pancreas 2 (2) 162 2 (2) 89 2 (2) 73
Larynx 62 (5) 126 61 (5) 119 86(13) 7
Lung & Bronchus 10 (1) 793 10 (1) 688 10 (1) 105
Melanoma of Skin 55*(5) 83 43 (8) 37 65 (7) 46
Breast (Female) 69 (2) 635 69 (2) 635
Cervix Uteri 77 (5) 82 77 (5) 82
Corpus Uteri 72 (4) 136 72 (4) 136
Ovary 32 (4) 121 32 (4) 121
Prostate Gland 46 (3) 276 46 (3) 276
Testis 95 (5) 20 95 (5) 20
Urinary Bladder 60 (3) 381 60 (3) 316 60 (6) 65
Kidney & Renal Pelvis 50 (4) 163 48 (5) 94 52 (6) 69
Brain & Nervous System 41 (5) 118 34 (7) 94 47 (6) 69
Thyroid Gland 85 (5) 53 83(11) 12 85 (6) 41
Non-Hodgkins' Lymphomas 44 (3) 260 43 (4) 150 45 (5) 110
Hodgkins' Disease 80 (7) 30 89 (8) 16 67(14) 12
Multiple Myeloma 36 (5) 82 40 (7) 46 32 (8) 36
Leukemia 37 (4) 128 30 (5) 77 48 () 51
* The difference in rates between Male & Female is statistically significant (p<0,05).
Trends in Survival by Site of Cancer, by Sex. Cases Diagnosed in 1988, 1989.
Age under 75.
5-Year Relative Survival
Total Male Female
n. of n. of n. of
%(se)cases %(se)cases %(se)cases
All Sites 45*(1) 3772 36 (1) 2113 56 (1) 1659
Oral Cavity & Pharynx 33 (6) 72 30 (6) 59 46(14) 13
Esophagus 10 (6) 21 6 (6) 17 25(22) 4
Stomach 28 (3) 250 25 (3) 159 34 (5) 91
Colon 41 (3) 247 40 (4) 128 42 (5) 119
Rectum 41 (5) 152 43 (5) 92 38 (6) 60
Liver 2 (1) 91 0 67 5 (5) 24
Pancreas 4 (2) 102 3 (2) 60 3 (3) 42
Larynx 68 (5) 107 66 (5) 100 86(13) 7
Lung & Bronchus 14 (2) 620 13 (2) 552 17 (5) 68
Melanoma of Skin 63*(6) 67 52 (9) 31 72 (7) 36
Breast (Female) 72 (2) 522 72 (2) 522
Cervix Uteri 80 (5) 72 80 (5) 72
Corpus Uteri 81 (4) 108 81 (4) 108
Ovary 39 (5) 91 39 (5) 91
Prostate Gland 61 (4) 155 61 (4) 155
Testis 95 (5) 20 95 (5) 20
Urinary Bladder 70(30) 271 70 (3) 234 72 (7) 37
Kidney & Renal Pelvis 60 (5) 120 56 (6) 75 67 (7) 45
Brain & Nervous System 48 (5) 96 39 (7) 45 56 (7) 51
Thyroid Gland 88 (5) 50 83(11) 12 89 (5) 38
Non-Hodgkins' Lymphomas 51 (5) 154 48(50) 87 56 (6) 67
Hodgkins' Disease 82 (7) 28 88 (9) 17 73(13) 11
Multiple Myeloma 48 (7) 52 49 (9) 32 49(11) 20
Leukemia 45 (5) 88 37 (7) 54 58 (9) 34
* The difference in rates between Male & Female is statistically significant (p<0,05).