Table 3.
Percentage five-year survival for 0-39 year olds by diagnostic group, sex and time perioda
| 1981 - 1987 | 1988 - 1994 | 1995 - 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate (95% CI) | Rate (95% CI) | Rate (95% CI) | ||
| Osteosarcoma | All persons | 49 (38,61) | 61 (49,72) | 62 (50,73) |
| Male | 47 (32,62) | 54 (38,68) | 53 (37,67) | |
| Female | 54 (35,72) | 71 (52,84) | 76 (56,88) | |
| Chondrosarcoma | All persons | 71 (51,85) | 67 (43,83) | 76 (49,90) |
| Male | 75 (42,91) | 63 (36,82) | 77 (45,92) | |
| Female | 69 (42,86) | 80 (25,96) | 75 (18,96) | |
| Ewing sarcoma | All persons | 37 (26,50) | 46 (32,60) | 49 (33,65) |
| Male | 35 (22,52) | 47 (30,65) | 50 (29,71) | |
| Female | 40 (23,60) | 44 (22,69) | 47 (25,70) |
a. Rates data include 95% CI in parentheses