Table 8.
Survival (percentage and 95% confidence intervals) between 6 and 10 years after surgery for esophageal cancer, excluding patients with diagnoses related to heavy smoking tobacco and alcohol abuse
| Year | Number | Observed survival | Relative survival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||
| 6 | 652 | 94.3 (92.6–96.1) | 96.8 (94.9–98.6) |
| 7 | 562 | 89.5 (87.1–91.9) | 94.1 (91.5–96.6) |
| 8 | 466 | 85.2 (82.4–88.1) | 92.1 (89.0–95.2) |
| 9 | 406 | 81.3 (78.0–84.5) | 90.3 (86.7–93.9) |
| 10 | 344 | 76.1 (72.4–79.8) | 87.1 (82.8–91.3) |
| Adenocarcinoma | |||
| 6 | 441 | 94.8 (92.7–96.9) | 97.4 (95.2–99.5) |
| 7 | 374 | 90.1 (88.0–93.5) | 95.7 (92.7–98.6) |
| 8 | 303 | 87.1 (83.8–90.5) | 94.9 (91.2–98.5) |
| 9 | 259 | 85.5 (81.9–89.0) | 96.1 (92.0–100.0) |
| 10 | 219 | 80.0 (75.7–84.3) | 93.1 (88.1–98.2) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | |||
| 6 | 206 | 93.2 (89.8–96.6) | 95.3 (91.8–98.9) |
| 7 | 183 | 86.6 (81.9–91.3) | 90.5 (85.6–95.4) |
| 8 | 160 | 81.2 (75.7–86.7) | 86.5 (80.7–92.4) |
| 9 | 144 | 73.3 (67.0–79.6) | 79.7 (72.8–86.6) |
| 10 | 122 | 68.5 (61.8–75.2) | 76.0 (68.6–83.5) |