Journal article
Life tables for world-wide comparison of relative survival for cancer (CONCORD study)
P Baili, A Micheli, R De Angelis, HK Weir, S Francisci, M Santaquilani, T Hakulinen, M Quaresma, MP Coleman, S Koifman, G Azevedo E Silva, A Demers, JL Young, H Tsukuma, F Berrino, G Gatta, M Sant, R Capocaccia, A Verdecchia, M Lutz Show all
Tumori | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2008
Abstract
Background. The CONCORD study compares population-based relative survival from cancer using data from cancer registries in five continents. To estimate relative survival, general mortality life tables are required. Available statistics are incomplete, so various approaches are used to construct complete life tables. This article outlines how the life tables were constructed for CONCORD; it compares life expectancy at birth between 101 populations covered by cancer registries in 31 countries and compares the impact of two approaches to the deployment of life tables in relative survival analysis. Methods. The CONCORD approach, using specific mathematical methods, produced complete (single-year..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are grateful for financial support from EUROCHIP-3 (European Cancer Health Indicator Project), funded by the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General of the European Commission. The Cancer Survival Group in the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been funded by Cancer Research UK (grant no. C1336/A5735).