title: Cancer survival in Manila, Philippines, 1994-1995.
abstract: The population-based cancer registry in Manila, Philippines, called the Philippine Cancer Society-Manila Cancer Registry, was established in 1983. Cancer registration is pursued by active methods. The registry contributed survival data on a random sample of total incident cancers of breast (500), cervix (500), colon and rectum (300) registered in 1994-1995. Follow-up has been carried out by passive and active methods, with median follow-up ranging between 15-33 months for different cancers. The proportion of histologically verified diagnosis for various cancers ranged between 78-88%; 74-83% of the total submitted cases were included for survival analysis. Complete follow-up at five years was available in 75-82% of cases. Five-year age-standardized relative survival rates was the highest for cancer of the breast (52%) followed by colon (49%), cervix (36%) and rectum (31%). Five-year relative survival by age group did not display any pattern or trend and was fluctuating. A decreasing survival with increasing extent of disease was noted for all cancers.
authors.affiliation: Manila Cancer Registry, Philippine Cancer Society Inc., San Miguel, Manila, Philippine. yago_md@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laudico
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mapua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors