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. 2008 Sep 23;99(Suppl 1):S110–S112. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604607

Table 1. Trends in relative survival (%) by sex, time since diagnosis and calendar period of diagnosis: England and Wales, adults (15–99 years) diagnosed during 1986–1999 and followed up to 2001.

    Calendar period of diagnosisa
Average change (%) Predictionc for patients
    1986–1990
1991–1995
1996–1999
every 5 yearsb
diagnosed during 2000–2001
Time since diagnosis   Survival (%) 95% CI Survival (%) 95% CI Survival (%) 95% CI Survival (%) 95% CI Survival (%) 95% CI
1 year Men 57.5 (56.1, 58.9) 60.6 (59.3, 61.9) 62.9 (61.5, 64.3) 3.8 ** (1.2, 6.5) 62.7 (60.8, 64.7)
  Women 57.3 (55.8, 58.7) 58.5 (57.2, 59.9) 60.9 (59.4, 62.4) 0.7 (−2.1, 3.5) 60.5 (58.4, 62.6)
5 years Men 20.8 (19.6, 22.1) 21.6 (20.5, 22.8) 25.6 (23.8, 27.4) 4.4 ** (1.6, 7.3) 25.8 (23.9, 27.8)
  Women 20.6 (19.4, 21.9) 20.4 (19.3, 21.6) 23.8 (22.0, 25.6) 5.8 ** (3.0, 8.7) 24.3 (22.3, 26.3)
10 years Men 9.9 (8.9, 11.0) 10.7 (9.5, 12.0)     0.7 (−3.5, 4.9) 14.6 (12.8, 16.6)
  Women 9.6 (8.6, 10.6) 9.5 (8.3, 10.7)     3.5 (−0.4, 7.3) 11.7 (10.0, 13.6)

CI=confidence interval.

a

Survival estimated with cohort or complete approach (see Rachet et al, 2008).

b

Mean absolute change (%) in survival every 5 years, adjusted for deprivation (see Rachet et al, 2008).

c

Survival estimated with hybrid approach (see Rachet et al, 2008).

**P<0.01.