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Research Article

Has equity in relative survival improved over time in Finland – a methodological exercise

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Pages 1235-1243 | Received 03 Feb 2011, Accepted 17 Jun 2011, Published online: 03 Aug 2011

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Figure 1. Trends in five-year relative survival ratios for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer, by cancer control region in Finland (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 1. Trends in five-year relative survival ratios for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer, by cancer control region in Finland (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 2. Trends in five-year relative survival ratios for different age groups for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 2. Trends in five-year relative survival ratios for different age groups for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 3. The observed survival in transformed time throught the decades (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.), for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer.

Figure 3. The observed survival in transformed time throught the decades (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.), for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer.

Figure 4. Colon cancer: survival probabilities for transformed time at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a), ASP = 0.2 (b)50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 4. Colon cancer: survival probabilities for transformed time at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a), ASP = 0.2 (b)50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 5. Ovarian cancer: survival probabilities for transformed time at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a), ASP = 0.2 (b) 50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 5. Ovarian cancer: survival probabilities for transformed time at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a), ASP = 0.2 (b) 50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 6. Survival probabilities in transformed time with respect to age at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a and c), ASP = 0.2 (b and d) for colon (a and b) and ovarian (c and d) cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 6. Survival probabilities in transformed time with respect to age at two population quantiles (ASP = 0.01 (a and c), ASP = 0.2 (b and d) for colon (a and b) and ovarian (c and d) cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 60s = 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 7. (a) Excess hazard ratio for calendar year (per year) in calendar time. The significant values are denoted with filled dots; (b) excess hazard ratio (reference = Region 1) for region in calendar time for colon cancer; (c) for ovarian cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 7. (a) Excess hazard ratio for calendar year (per year) in calendar time. The significant values are denoted with filled dots; (b) excess hazard ratio (reference = Region 1) for region in calendar time for colon cancer; (c) for ovarian cancer (50s = 1953–1962, 1963–1972, etc.).

Figure 8. The log excess hazard ratios of age in follow-up time for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer.

Figure 8. The log excess hazard ratios of age in follow-up time for (a) colon and (b) ovarian cancer.

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