237
Views
85
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Survival of Cancer Patients in Finland 1955-1994

, , , , , & show all
Pages 1-103 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (7)

Aleksei Baburin, Tiiu Aareleid, Peeter Padrik, Vahur Valvere & Kaire Innos. (2014) Time trends in population-based breast cancer survival in Estonia: Analysis by age and stage. Acta Oncologica 53:2, pages 226-234.
Read now
Kaire Innos, Jaan Soplepmann, Tiit Suuroja, Priit Melnik & Tiiu Aareleid. (2012) Survival for colon and rectal cancer in Estonia: Role of staging and treatment. Acta Oncologica 51:4, pages 521-527.
Read now
Maja Pohar Perme, Timo Hakulinen, Manca Jesenko, Risto Sankila & Janez Stare. (2011) Has equity in relative survival improved over time in Finland – a methodological exercise. Acta Oncologica 50:8, pages 1235-1243.
Read now
Timo Hakulinen, Laufey Tryggvadóttir, Mette Gislum, Hans H. Storm, Freddie Bray, Åsa Klint & Gerda Engholm. (2010) Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancers of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1964–2003 followed up to the end of 2006. Acta Oncologica 49:5, pages 561-577.
Read now
Heikki Luukkaa, Pekka Klemi, Ilmo Leivo, Petri Koivunen, Jussi Laranne, Antti Mäkitie, Jukka Virtaniemi, Susanna Hinkka & Reidar Grénman. (2005) Salivary gland cancer in Finland 1991–96: an evaluation of 237 cases. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 125:2, pages 207-214.
Read now
Marjaana Luukkaa, Heikki Minn, Kalle Aitasalo, Pauliina Kronqvist, Jarmo Kulmala, Seppo Pyrhönen & Reidar Grénman. (2003) Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx and Hypopharynx An Analysis of 174 Patients in South Western Finland. Acta Oncologica 42:7, pages 756-762.
Read now
Eeva Salminen & Michael Mac Manus. (2001) Impact of FDG-labelled positron emission tomography imaging on the management of non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals of Medicine 33:6, pages 404-409.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (78)

Sophie Pilleron, Diana R. Withrow, Brian D. Nicholson & Eva J.A. Morris. (2023) Age-related differences in colon and rectal cancer survival by stage, histology, and tumour site: An analysis of United States SEER-18 data. Cancer Epidemiology 84, pages 102363.
Crossref
Kari Hemminki, Anna Kanerva, Asta Försti & Akseli Hemminki. (2022) Cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancer incidence and survival trends in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with implications to treatment. BMC Cancer 22:1.
Crossref
Reijo Sund & Mika Gissler. 2019. Handbook of Epidemiology. Handbook of Epidemiology 1 27 .
Sophie Pilleron, Camille Maringe, Hadrien Charvat, June Atkinson, Eva Morris & Diana Sarfati. (2021) Age disparities in lung cancer survival in New Zealand: The role of patient and clinical factors. Lung Cancer 157, pages 92-99.
Crossref
Eerik E. E. Santala, Miia Artama, Eero Pukkala, Kala Visvanathan, Synnöve Staff & Teemu J. Murtola. (2021) Antihypertensive Drug Use and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death among Finnish Ovarian Cancer Patients—A Nationwide Cohort Study. Cancers 13:9, pages 2087.
Crossref
Sophie Pilleron, Helen Gower, Maryska Janssen-Heijnen, Virginia Claire Signal, Jason K Gurney, Eva JA Morris, Ruth Cunningham & Diana Sarfati. (2021) Patterns of age disparities in colon and lung cancer survival: a systematic narrative literature review. BMJ Open 11:3, pages e044239.
Crossref
Giulia Ronconi, Letizia Dondi, Carlo Piccinni, Silvia Calabria, Anna Capponcelli, Antonella Pedrini, Maurizio Marangolo, Immacolata Esposito, Carmine Pinto & Nello Martini. (2021) Metastatic renal cancer: real-world evidence from a large Italian claims database. Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment 8, pages 1-7.
Crossref
Aidan P. Noon, Jan Ivar Martinsen, James W.F. Catto & Eero Pukkala. (2018) Occupation and Bladder Cancer Phenotype: Identification of Workplace Patterns That Increase the Risk of Advanced Disease Beyond Overall Incidence. European Urology Focus 4:5, pages 725-730.
Crossref
AnilRamesh Jawahirani, Dilip Kshirsagar, Deepak Jeswani & Vivek Gupta. (2018) Germ cell tumour presenting as left atrial mass. Archives of Cardiovascular Imaging 6:1, pages 20.
Crossref
Elena Roik, Evert Nieboer, Olga Kharkova, Andrej Grjibovski, Vitaly Postoev & Jon Odland. (2017) Do Cervical Cancer Patients Diagnosed with Opportunistic Screening Live Longer? An Arkhangelsk Cancer Registry Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14:12, pages 1500.
Crossref
Sirinya Nanthanangkul, Krittika Suwanrungruang, Surapon Wiangnon & Supannee Promthet. (2016) Survival of Stomach Cancer Cases in Khon Kaen, Thailand 2000-2012. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 17:4, pages 2125-2129.
Crossref
Sm Faysal Bellah, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Rezaul Karim, Md. Jahangir Hossain & Md. Ashrafudoulla. (2016) Epidemiology of breast cancer among the female patients in Bangladesh. Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 16:2, pages 85-95.
Crossref
Rex C.‐C. Huang, Anssi Auvinen, Matti Hakama, Teuvo L. J. Tammela, Martti Ala‐Opas, Mikael Leppilahti, Timo Vornanen & Hsiu‐Hsi Chen. (2012) Effect of intervention on decision making of treatment for disease progression, prostate‐specific antigen biochemical failure and prostate cancer death. Health Expectations 17:6, pages 776-783.
Crossref
L.M. Madanat‐Harjuoja, A. Pokhrel, S.M. Kivivuori & U.M. Saarinen‐Pihkala. (2014) Childhood cancer survival in Finland (1953–2010): A nation‐wide population‐based study. International Journal of Cancer 135:9, pages 2129-2134.
Crossref
Reijo Sund, Mika Gissler, Timo Hakulinen & Måns Rosén. 2014. Handbook of Epidemiology. Handbook of Epidemiology 707 730 .
Arvind Krishnamurthy & Vijayalakshmi Ramshankar. (2013) Early Stage Oral Tongue Cancer among Non-Tobacco Users - An Increasing Trend Observed in a South Indian Patient Population Presenting at a Single Centre. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 14:9, pages 5061-5065.
Crossref
Stijn A J H M Fleskens, Verona E Bergshoeff, Adri C Voogd, Marie-Louise F van Velthuysen, Freek J Bot, Ernst-Jan M Speel, Bernd Kremer, Robert Takes & Piet Slootweg. (2011) Interobserver variability of laryngeal mucosal premalignant lesions: a histopathological evaluation. Modern Pathology 24:7, pages 892-898.
Crossref
?zg?r G?rsu, Selim ?sbir, Koray Ak, Beste ?zben, H?seyin K. T?rk?z, Didem Dal & Sinan Arsan. (2011) Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Metastatic to the Right Atrium. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 26:3, pages 276-279.
Crossref
Ibrahim O. Bello, Ylermi Soini & Tuula Salo. (2010) Prognostic evaluation of oral tongue cancer: Means, markers and perspectives (I). Oral Oncology 46:9, pages 630-635.
Crossref
Maryska L.G. Janssen-HeijnenAdam GondosFreddie BrayTimo HakulinenDavid H. BrewsterHermann BrennerJan-Willem W. Coebergh. (2010) Clinical Relevance of Conditional Survival of Cancer Patients in Europe: Age-Specific Analyses of 13 Cancers. Journal of Clinical Oncology 28:15, pages 2520-2528.
Crossref
Karri Sepp?Timo Hakulinen. (2009) Mean and median survival times of cancer patients should be corrected for informative censoring. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 62:10, pages 1095-1102.
Crossref
Arun Pokhrel & Timo Hakulinen. (2009) Age-standardisation of relative survival ratios of cancer patients in a comparison between countries, genders and time periods. European Journal of Cancer 45:4, pages 642-647.
Crossref
Jouni Lohi, Pentti Kyyrönen, Timo Kauppinen, Veikko Kujala & Eero Pukkala. (2008) Occupational exposure to solvents and gasoline and risk of cancers in the urinary tract among Finnish workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 51:9, pages 668-672.
Crossref
J T Korpi, V Kervinen, H Mäklin, A Väänänen, M Lahtinen, E Läärä, A Ristimäki, G Thomas, M Ylipalosaari, P Åström, C Lopez-Otin, T Sorsa, S Kantola, E Pirilä & T Salo. (2008) Collagenase-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) plays a protective role in tongue cancer. British Journal of Cancer 98:4, pages 766-775.
Crossref
Arun Pokhrel, Tadeusz Dyba & Timo Hakulinen. (2008) A Greenwood formula for standard error of the age-standardised relative survival ratio. European Journal of Cancer 44:3, pages 441-447.
Crossref
Enrichetta Corgna, Maura Betti, Gemma Gatta, Fausto Roila & Pieter H.M. De Mulder. (2007) Renal cancer. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 64:3, pages 247-262.
Crossref
Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, Pia Österlund, Therese Andersson, Risto Sankila & Bengt Glimelius. (2007) Temporal trends in the proportion cured for cancer of the colon and rectum: A population‐based study using data from the Finnish Cancer Registry. International Journal of Cancer 121:9, pages 2052-2059.
Crossref
Riina Rautemaa, Jarkko Hietanen, Sirkku Niissalo, Sinikka Pirinen & Jaakko Perheentupa. (2007) Oral and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma ? A complication or component of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED, APS-I). Oral Oncology 43:6, pages 607-613.
Crossref
Sirpa Heinävaara & Timo Hakulinen. (2006) Predicting the lung cancer burden: accounting for selection of the patients with respect to general population mortality. Statistics in Medicine 25:17, pages 2967-2980.
Crossref
Xue Q. Yu, Dianne L. O'Connell, Robert W. Gibberd, Alan S. Coates & Bruce K. Armstrong. (2006) Trends in survival and excess risk of death after diagnosis of cancerin 1980–1996 in New South Wales, Australia. International Journal of Cancer 119:4, pages 894-900.
Crossref
Hermann Brenner & Timo Hakulinen. (2006) Period estimates of cancer patient survival are more up-to-date than complete estimates even at comparable levels of precision. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 59:6, pages 570-575.
Crossref
Pia Heikkilä, Juho Suojanen, Emma Pirilä, Anu Väänänen, Erkki Koivunen, Timo Sorsa & Tuula Salo. (2005) Human tongue carcinoma growth is inhibited by selective antigelatinolytic peptides. International Journal of Cancer 118:9, pages 2202-2209.
Crossref
A Gondos, D M Parkin, E Chokunonga & H Brenner. (2006) Calculating age-adjusted cancer survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse: an empirical evaluation of various methods. British Journal of Cancer 94:3, pages 450-454.
Crossref
Marina Vercelli, Roberto Lillini, Riccardo Capocaccia, Andrea Micheli, Jan Willem Coebergh, Mike Quinn, Carmen Martinez-Garcia & Alberto Quaglia. (2006) Cancer survival in the elderly: Effects of socio-economic factors and health care system features (ELDCARE project). European Journal of Cancer 42:2, pages 234-242.
Crossref
Janez Stare, Maja Pohar & Robin Henderson. (2005) Goodness of fit of relative survival models. Statistics in Medicine 24:24, pages 3911-3925.
Crossref
Patricia Tai, Edward Yu, Gábor Cserni, Georges Vlastos, Melanie Royce, Ian Kunkler & Vincent Vinh-Hung. (2005) Minimum follow-up time required for the estimation of statistical cure of cancer patients: verification using data from 42 cancer sites in the SEER database. BMC Cancer 5:1.
Crossref
Sergio Bracarda, Ottavio de Cobelli, Carlo Greco, Tommaso Prayer-Galetti, Riccardo Valdagni, Gemma Gatta, Filippo de Braud & Georg Bartsch. (2005) Cancer of the prostate. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 56:3, pages 379-396.
Crossref
Jonathan S. Hott, Iman Feiz-Erfan, Kathy Kenny & Curtis A. Dickman. (2005) Surgical management of giant herniated thoracic discs: analysis of 20 cases. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 3:3, pages 191-197.
Crossref
Vincenzo Catalano, Roberto Labianca, Giordano D. Beretta, Gemma Gatta, Filippo de Braud & Eric Van Cutsem. (2005) Gastric cancer. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 54:3, pages 209-241.
Crossref
A. Cayuela, S. Rodriguez-Dominguez, J. Lapetra-Peralta & J.S. Conejo-Mir. (2005) Has mortality from malignant melanoma stopped rising in Spain? Analysis of trends between 1975 and 2001. British Journal of Dermatology 152:5, pages 997-1000.
Crossref
H Brenner & T Hakulinen. (2005) Population-based monitoring of cancer patient survival in situations with imperfect completeness of cancer registration. British Journal of Cancer 92:3, pages 576-579.
Crossref
Stefania Gori, Stella Porrozzi, Fausto Roila, Gemma Gatta, Ugo De Giorgi & Maurizio Marangolo. (2005) Germ cell tumours of the testis. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 53:2, pages 141-164.
Crossref
Måns Rosén & Timo Hakulinen. 2005. Handbook of Epidemiology. Handbook of Epidemiology 231 251 .
Matti Hakama, Tapio Luostarinen & Timo Hakulinen. (2004) Survival of in situ carcinoma of cervix uteri: A 50‐year follow‐up in Finland . International Journal of Cancer 112:6, pages 1072-1074.
Crossref
Patricia Tai, Edward Yu, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Gábor Cserni & Georges Vlastos. (2004) Survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer: twenty-year data from two SEER registries. BMC Cancer 4:1.
Crossref
Mock Ulrike, Mayer Ramona, Pötter Richard, Jäger Robert, Vutuc Christian, Eiter Helmut, Hammer Josef, Hawliczek Robert, Hirn Brigitte, Knocke-Abulesz Tomas-Henrik, Kogelnik Hans-Dieter, Lukas Peter, Nechville Elisabeth, Pakisch Brigitte, Papauschek Michael, Raunik Wolfgang, Rhomberg Walter, Sabitzer Hubert, Schratter-Sehn Annemarie, Sedlmayer Felix, Wedrich Irene & Auberger Thomas. (2004) The med AUSTRON / ÖGRO patterns of care study on radiotherapy indications in Austria. Radiotherapy and Oncology 73, pages S29-S34.
Crossref
Hermann Brenner & Bernard Rachet. (2004) Hybrid analysis for up-to-date long-term survival rates in cancer registries with delayed recording of incident cases. European Journal of Cancer 40:16, pages 2494-2501.
Crossref
T Leivo, A Salomaa, T.U Kosunen, R Tuominen, M Färkkilä, M Linna & H Sintonen. (2004) Cost–benefit analysis of Helicobacter pylori screening. Health Policy 70:1, pages 85-96.
Crossref
Maria Giulia Zampino, Roberto Labianca, Giordano Beretta, Gemma Gatta, Katia Lorrizo, Filippo de Braud & Jacques Wils. (2004) Rectal cancer. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 51:2, pages 121-143.
Crossref
Roberto Labianca, Giordano Beretta, Gemma Gatta, Filippo de Braud & Jacques Wils. (2004) Colon cancer. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 51:2, pages 145-170.
Crossref
Filippo de Braud, Stefano Cascinu & Gemma Gatta. (2004) Cancer of pancreas. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 50:2, pages 147-155.
Crossref
Ralph Madeb & Edward M. Messing. (2004) Gender, racial and age differences in bladder cancer incidence and mortality. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations 22:2, pages 86-92.
Crossref
Hermann BrennerTimo Hakulinen. (2004) Are Patients Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Before Age 50 Years Ever Cured?. Journal of Clinical Oncology 22:3, pages 432-438.
Crossref
H. Brenner, O. Gefeller & T. Hakulinen. (2004) Period analysis for ‘up-to-date’ cancer survival data. European Journal of Cancer 40:3, pages 326-335.
Crossref
Paul W. Dickman, Andy Sloggett, Michael Hills & Timo Hakulinen. (2003) Regression models for relative survival. Statistics in Medicine 23:1, pages 51-64.
Crossref
A. Auvinen, M. Hakama, M. Ala‐Opas, T. Vornanen, M. Leppilahti, P. Salminen & T.L.J. Tammela. (2003) A randomized trial of choice of treatment in prostate cancer: the effect of intervention on the treatment chosen. BJU International 93:1, pages 52-56.
Crossref
H Brenner & C Spix. (2003) Combining cohort and period methods for retrospective time trend analyses of long-term cancer patient survival rates. British Journal of Cancer 89:7, pages 1260-1265.
Crossref
Lisa Licitra, Jacques Bernier, Cesare Grandi, Laura Locati, Marco Merlano, Gemma Gatta & Jean-Louis Lefebvre. (2003) Cancer of the larynx. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 47:1, pages 65-80.
Crossref
P. ARVEUX, S. WAIT & P. SCHAFFER. (2003) Building a model to determine the cost-effectiveness of breast cancer screening in France. European Journal of Cancer Care 12:2, pages 143-153.
Crossref
Kristina Hotakainen, Börge Ljungberg, Caj Haglund, Stig Nordling, Annukka Paju & Ulf‐Hakan Stenman. (2003) Expression of the free β‐subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin in renal cell carcinoma: Prognostic study on tissue and serum. International Journal of Cancer 104:5, pages 631-635.
Crossref
Riitta Luoto, Seija Grenman, Salla Salonen & Eero Pukkala. (2003) Increased risk of thyroid cancer among women with hysterectomies. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 188:1, pages 45-48.
Crossref
Satu Mustjoki, Riitta Alitalo & Antti Vaheri. 2003. Plasminogen: Structure, Activation, and Regulation. Plasminogen: Structure, Activation, and Regulation 217 235 .
Eero Pukkala & Elisabete Weiderpass. (2002) Socio‐economic differences in incidence rates of cancers of the male genital organs in Finland, 1971–95. International Journal of Cancer 102:6, pages 643-648.
Crossref
Salla Kumpulainen, Seija Grénman, Pentti Kyyrönen, Eero Pukkala & Risto Sankila. (2002) Evidence of benefit from centralised treatment of ovarian cancer: A nationwide population‐based survival analysis in Finland. International Journal of Cancer 102:5, pages 541-544.
Crossref
S. Heinävaara, L. Teppo & T. Hakulinen. (2002) Cancer‐specific survival of patients with multiple cancers: an application to patients with multiple breast cancers. Statistics in Medicine 21:21, pages 3183-3195.
Crossref
Tiiu Aareleid & Hermann Brenner. (2002) Trends in cancer patient survival in Estonia before and after the transition from a Soviet republic to an open‐market economy. International Journal of Cancer 102:1, pages 45-50.
Crossref
J.M de Rijke, H.W.H.M van der Putten, L.C.H.W Lutgens, A.C Voogd, R.F.P.M Kruitwagen, J.A.A.M van Dijck & L.J Schouten. (2002) Age-specific differences in treatment and survival of patients with cervical cancer in the southeast of The Netherlands, 1986?1996. European Journal of Cancer 38:15, pages 2041-2047.
Crossref
Hermann Brenner. (2002) Long-term survival rates of cancer patients achieved by the end of the 20th century: a period analysis. The Lancet 360:9340, pages 1131-1135.
Crossref
Hermann BrennerTimo Hakulinen. (2002) Up-to-Date Long-Term Survival Curves of Patients With Cancer by Period Analysis. Journal of Clinical Oncology 20:3, pages 826-832.
Crossref
Weihua Guan & Roberto G. Gutierrez. (2018) Programmable GLM: Two User-defined Links. The Stata Journal: Promoting communications on statistics and Stata 2:4, pages 378-390.
Crossref
Hermann Brenner, Peter Kaatsch, Tatjana Burkhardt-Hammer, D�rthe O. Harms, Martin Schrappe & J�rg Michaelis. (2001) Long-term survival of children with leukemia achieved by the end of the second millennium. Cancer 92:7, pages 1977-1983.
Crossref
Minna Kankuri, Tarja‐Terttu Pelliniemi, Seppo Pyrhönen, Väinämö Nikkanen, Hans Helenius & Eeva Salminen. (2001) Feasibility of prolonged use of interferon‐α in metastatic kidney carcinoma. Cancer 92:4, pages 761-767.
Crossref
G Storme. (2001) Clinical practice guidelines in cancer: the European perspective. British Journal of Cancer 84:s2, pages 6-7.
Crossref
C Magnani, T Aareleid, S Viscomi, G Pastore & F Berrino. (2001) Variation in survival of children with central nervous system (CNS) malignancies diagnosed in Europe between 1978 and 1992. European Journal of Cancer 37:6, pages 711-721.
Crossref
L Teppo, E Salminen & E Pukkala. (2001) Risk of a new primary cancer among patients with lung cancer of different histological types. European Journal of Cancer 37:5, pages 613-619.
Crossref
Catherine L Hill, Yuqing Zhang, Bardur Sigurgeirsson, Eero Pukkala, Lene Mellemkjaer, Antti Airio, Stephen R Evans & David T Felson. (2001) Frequency of specific cancer types in dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a population-based study. The Lancet 357:9250, pages 96-100.
Crossref
Gemma Gatta, Riccardo Capocaccia, Michel P. Coleman, Lynn A. Gloeckler Ries, Timo Hakulinen, Andrea Micheli, Milena Sant, Arduino Verdecchia & Franco Berrino. (2000) Toward a comparison of survival in American and European cancer patients. Cancer 89:4, pages 893-900.
Crossref
N.Aydin Mungan, Katja K.H Aben, Mark P Schoenberg, Otto Visser, Jan-Willem W Coebergh, J.Alfred Witjes & Lambertus A.L.M Kiemeney. (2000) Gender differences in stage-adjusted bladder cancer survival. Urology 55:6, pages 876-880.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.