title: Up-to-date estimates of long-term cancer survival in England and Wales.
abstract: Cancer survival in England and Wales has improved over the last 30 years. However, cohort survival estimates delay recognition of these improvements. Here we show that period survival estimates, based on survival in a recent time period, suggest a more optimistic pattern for England and Wales than cohort-based measures for most cancers.British Journal of Cancer (2003) 89, 74-76. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600976 www.bjcancer.com
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, 22-28 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP, UK. lksl@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013534:Survival; D014852:Wales