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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2022

Pancreatic cancer survival by stage and age in seven high-income countries (ICBP SURVMARK-2): a population-based study.

Citadel J Cabasag, Melina Arnold, Mark Rutherford, Aude Bardot, Jacques Ferlay, Eileen Morgan, Alana Little, Prithwish De, Elijah Dixon, Ryan R Woods and 9 more

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Diagnostic Risk Prediction Models for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Citadel J CabasagCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France. CabasagC@fellows.iarc.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-0060
Melina ArnoldCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.
Mark RutherfordBiostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, UK.
Aude BardotCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.
Jacques FerlayCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.
Eileen MorganCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.
Alana LittleCancer Institute New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Prithwish DeSurveillance and Cancer Registry, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON, Canada.
Elijah DixonDepartment of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Ryan R WoodsCancer Control Research, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Nathalie Saint-JacquesNova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program, Registry & Analytics, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Sue EvansVictorian Cancer Registry Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Gerda EngholmCancer Surveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mark ElwoodSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-4791
Neil MerrettDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
David RansomFiona Stanley Hospital and Western Australian Department of Health, Perth, WA, Australia.
Dianne L O'ConnellThe Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Freddie BrayCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.
Isabelle SoerjomataramCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France.

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World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe global burden of pancreatic cancer has steadily increased, while the prognosis after pancreatic cancer diagnosis remains poor. This study aims to compare the stage- and age-specific pancreatic cancer net survival (NS) for seven high-income countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and United Kingdom.

methodsThe study included over 35,000 pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed during 2012-2014, followed through 31 December 2015. The stage- and age-specific NS were calculated using the Pohar-Perme estimator.

resultsPancreatic cancer survival estimates were low across all 7 countries, with 1-year NS ranging from 21.1% in New Zealand to 30.9% in Australia, and 3-year NS from 6.6% in the UK to 10.9% in Australia. Most pancreatic cancers were diagnosed with distant stage, ranging from 53.9% in Ireland to 83.3% in New Zealand. While survival differences were evident between countries across all stage categories at one year after diagnosis, this survival advantage diminished, particularly in cases with distant stage.

conclusionThis study demonstrated the importance of stage and age at diagnosis in pancreatic cancer survival. Although progress has been made in improving pancreatic cancer prognosis, the disease is highly fatal and will remain so without major breakthroughs in the early diagnosis and management.

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Pancreatic NeoplasmsDeveloped CountriesHumansPrognosisRegistriesUnited Kingdom

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PMID35236937
PMCPMC9174285

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