Survival patterns of female breast cancer patients in the Estonian SSR in 1968-1981.
Survival of 4090 female breast cancer patients in the Estonian SSR in 1968--1981 was studied on the basis of the republic-wide, population-based Estonian Cancer Registry. Using the life table method, the overall estimated 5-year relative survival rate was 55.9%. Survival was related to stage of disease and patient's age at diagnosis. Breast cancer, the most frequent malignancy in females in Estonia, considerable reduces patient's life expectancy. During the entire 13-year follow-up period the patient population under study experienced excess cancer mortality.
D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D004957:Estonia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors