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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Improvement of Survival over Time for Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study.

Audrius Dulskas, Vytautas Gaizauskas, Inga Kildusiene, Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius, Giedre Smailyte

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Audrius DulskasDepartment of Abdominal and General Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, 1 Santariskiu Str., LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-3692-8962
Vytautas GaizauskasDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics, 2 Santariskiu Str., LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Inga KildusieneLaboratory of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Narimantas Evaldas SamalaviciusInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Giedre SmailyteLaboratory of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-8365-543X

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6 · The paper itself

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purposeIn this study, we analyzed the mortality and survival of colorectal cancer patients in Lithuania.

methodsThis was a national cohort study. Population-based data from the Lithuanian Cancer Registry and period analyses were collected. Overall, 20,980 colorectal cancer patients were included. We examined the changes in colorectal cancer mortality and survival rates between 1998 and 2012 according to cancer anatomical sub-sites and stages. We calculated the 5-year relative survival estimates using period analysis.

resultsOverall, 20,980 colorectal cancer cases reported from 1998 to 2012 were included in the study. The total number of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers increased from 1998-2002 to 2008-2012 by 12.1%. The highest number of colorectal cancers was localized and increased from 33.9% to 42.0%. The number of cancers with regional metastases and advanced cancers decreased by 11.1% and 15.5%, respectively. An increased number of new cases was observed for almost all colon cancer sub-sites. The overall 5-year relative survival rate increased from 37.9% in 1998-2002 to 51.5% in 2008-2012. We showed an increase in survival rates for all stages and all sub-sites. In the most recent period, patients with a localized disease had a 5-year survival rate of 78.6%, while survival estimates for advanced cancer patients remained low at 6.6%.

conclusionAlthough survival rates variated in colorectal cancer patients according to disease stages and sub-sites, we showed increased survival rates for all patients.

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colorectal cancercolorectal cancer survivalLithuanian cancer registrynational burden

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PMCPMC7765021

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