Table 1.
Survivors of esophageal cancer in Sweden from 1987–2020
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 762 (100.0) |
| Sex | |
| Men | 552 (72.4) |
| Women | 210 (27.6) |
| Age (in years) | |
| < 62 | 166 (21.8) |
| 62–69 | 211 (27.7) |
| 70–73 | 117 (15.4) |
| > 73 | 268 (35.2) |
| Calendar period | |
| 1992–1999 | 72 (9.4) |
| 2000–2007 | 171 (22.4) |
| 2008–2015 | 214 (28.1) |
| 2016–2020 | 305 (40.0) |
| Tumor histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 493 (64.7) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 264 (34.6) |
| Pathological tumor stage | |
| 0–I | 407 (53.4) |
| II | 207 (27.2) |
| III | 120 (15.7) |
| IV | 20 (2.6) |
| Missing | 8 (1.0) |
| Resection margins | |
| R0 | 656 (86.0) |
| R1 or R2 | 44 (5.8) |
| Missing | 62 (8.1) |