Table 2. Five- and 10-year absolute and relative survival of patients diagnosed with common forms of cancer at ages 15–44 and 75+ years in Finland in 1989.
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Absolute
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Relative
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 year-survival
|
10-year-survival
|
5 year-survival
|
10-year-survival
|
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| 15–44 | 75+ | 15–44 | 75+ | 15–44 | 75+ | 15–44 | 75+ | |
| Oral cavity | 73.0 | 33.1 | 73.0 | 8.8 | 73.8 | 60.2 | 74.9 | 35.7 |
| Stomach | 23.0 | 9.6 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 22.3 |
| Colon | 77.0 | 27.7 | 72.1 | 15.1 | 77.7 | 47.7 | 73.6 | 54.6 |
| Rectum | 66.7 | 19.8 | 58.3 | 9.2 | 67.4 | 34.9 | 59.9 | 35.0 |
| Pancreas | 14.8 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Lung | 21.1 | 2.3 | 15.8 | 0.2 | 21.4 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 0.8 |
| Breast | 80.1 | 47.9 | 68.4 | 19.7 | 80.7 | 77.2 | 69.6 | 62.3 |
| Cervix | 81.3 | 15.7 | 81.3 | 7.8 | 81.8 | 25.6 | 82.5 | 26.0 |
| Corpus | 86.7 | 34.9 | 86.7 | 19.3 | 87.3 | 54.6 | 88.3 | 57.4 |
| Ovaries | 75.0 | 15.9 | 72.5 | 5.3 | 75.4 | 25.6 | 73.6 | 16.7 |
| Prostatea | 41.2 | 20.4 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 43.0 | 69.7 | 19.6 | 56.3 |
| Kidneys | 81.3 | 25.8 | 78.1 | 10.6 | 82.5 | 42.9 | 81.0 | 36.3 |
| Urinary bladder | 94.7 | 28.3 | 94.7 | 7.9 | 96.3 | 52.2 | 98.4 | 33.3 |
| Melanoma | 87.9 | 41.9 | 83.0 | 18.3 | 88.8 | 69.7 | 85.0 | 61.1 |
| Thyroid gland | 98.0 | 25.0 | 98.0 | 10.0 | 98.6 | 40.2 | 99.5 | 32.3 |
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Age classes are 15–54 and 85+ years.