Toward a comparison of survival in American and European cancer patients
CancerPublished 15 August 2000Open access
Gemma Gatta, Riccardo Capocaccia, Michel P. Coleman, Lynn A. G. Ries, T Hakulinen, Andrea Micheli
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Only recently have extensive population‐based cancer survival data become available in Europe, providing an opportunity to compare survival in Europe and the United States.
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Survival for most major cancers was worse in Europe than the U.S. especially for older patients. Differences in data collection, analysis, and quality apparently had only marginal influences on survival rate differences. Further research is required to clarify the reasons for the survival rate differences.
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