title: Cancer survival in Cuba, 1994-1995.
abstract: The population-based cancer registry in Cuba is a national cancer registry established in 1964; cancer registration is entirely done by passive methods. Data on survival from 13 cancer sites or types registered during 1994-1995 are reported. Follow-up has been carried out predominantly by passive methods, with median follow-up ranging from 13-54 months. The proportion with histologically verified diagnosis for various cancers ranged between 34-100%; death certificates only (DCOs) comprised 8-50%; 50-89% of total registered cases were included for the survival analysis. The 5-year age-standardized relative survival for selected cancers were breast (69%), colon (41%), cervix (56%), urinary bladder (64%), rectum (48%) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (49%). The 5-year relative survival by age group showed no distinct pattern or trend, and was fluctuating. A decreasing survival with increasing clinical extent of disease was noted for all cancers studied. The data on survival trend revealed that the 5-year relative survival of most cancers diagnosed in 1994-1995 was greater than that in 1988-1989.
authors.affiliation: Registro Nacional de Cancer de Cuba, Instituto Nacional Oncologia y Radiobiologia, La Habana, Cuba. leticiaf@infomed.sld.cu
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Garrote
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Babie
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cicili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003462:Cuba; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors