European Journal of Cancer special issue on EUROCARE-5 latest results available on the EJC!

• 13 scientific articles
• Country-specific survival
• Adult patients (age 15+)
• Survival by cancer site or system
• Analyses by subsite, tumour morphology, age
• Time trends incidence and survival
• Statistical methodology
Editorial
Cancer survival in Europe, 1999–2007: Doing better, feeling worse?, Sant M., Minicozzi P.,
Primic-Žakelj M., Otter R., Francisci S., Gatta G., Berrino F., De Angelis R.,
European Journal of Cancer 2115,51: 2101-2103
The Issue includes
Survival variations by country and age for lymphoid and myeloid malignancies in Europe
2000–2007: Results of EUROCARE-5 population-based study, De Angelis R., Minicozzi P., Sant M., Dal Maso L., H. Brewster D., Osca-Gelis G., Visser O., Maynadié M., Marcos-Gragera R., Troussard X., Agius D., Roazzi P., Meneghini E., Monnereau A., the EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2254-2268
Survival patterns in lung and pleural cancer in Europe 1999–2007: Results from the EUROCARE-5 study, Francisci S, Minicozzi P., Pierannunzio D., Ardanaz E., Eberle A., K. Grimsrud T., Knijn A., Pastorino U., Salmerón D., Trama A., Sant M., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2242-2253
Survival of adults with primary malignant brain tumours in Europe; Results of the EUROCARE-5 study, Visser O., Ardanaz E., Botta L., Sant M, Tavilla A., Minicozzi P., The EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2231-2241
Urinary tract cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: Results of the population-based study EUROCARE-5, Marcos-Gragera R., Mallone S., A. Kiemeney L., Vilardell L., Malats N., Allory Y., Sant M., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2217-2230
Survival of male genital cancers (prostate, testis and penis) in Europe 1999–2007: Results from the EUROCARE-5 study, Trama A., Foschi R., Larrañaga N., Sant M., Fuentes-Raspall R., Serraino D., Tavilla A., Van Eycken L., Nicolai N., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2206-2216
Survival of women with cancers of breast and genital organs in Europe 1999–2007: Results of the EUROCARE-5 study, Sant M., Chirlaque Lopez M.D., Agresti R., Sánchez Pérez M.J., Holleczek B., Bielska-Lasota M., Dimitrova N., Innos K., Katalinic A., Langseth H., Larrañaga N., Rossi S., Siesling S., Minicozzi P., The EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2191-2205
Survival of patients with skin melanoma in Europe increases further: Results of the EUROCARE-5 study, Crocetti E., Mallone S., Robsahm T.E., Gavin A., Agius D., Ardanaz E., Chirlaque Lopez M.D., Innos K., Minicozzi M., Borgognoni L., Pierannunzio D., Eisemann N., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2179-2190
Survival in patients with primary liver cancer, gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tract cancer and pancreatic cancer in Europe 1999–2007: Results of EUROCARE-5, Lepage C., Capocaccia R., Hackl M., Lemmens V., Molina E., Pierannunzio D., Sant M., Trama A., Faivre J., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2169-2178
On-going improvement and persistent differences in the survival for patients with colon and rectum cancer across Europe 1999–2007 – Results from the EUROCARE-5 study, Holleczek B., Rossi S., Agius D., Innos K., Minicozzi P, Francisci S., Hackl M., Eisemann N., Brenner H., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2158-2168
Survival for oesophageal, stomach and small intestine cancers in Europe 1999–2007: Results from EUROCARE-5, Anderson L.A., Tavilla A., Brenner H., Luttmann S., Navarro C., Gavin A.T., Holleczek B., Johnston B.T., Cook M.B., Bannon F., Sant M., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2144-2157
Prognoses and improvement for head and neck cancers diagnosed in Europe in early 2000s: The EUROCARE-5 population-based study, Gatta G., Botta L., Sánchez M.J., Anderson L.A., Pierannunzio D., Licitra L., EUROCARE Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2130-2143
Age and case mix-standardised survival for all cancer patients in Europe 1999–2007: Results of EUROCARE-5, a population-based study, Baili P., Di Salvo F., Marcos-Gragera R., Siesling S., Mallone S., Santaquilani M., Micheli A., Lillini R., Francisci S., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2120-2129
The EUROCARE-5 study on cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: Database, quality checks and statistical analysis methods, Rossi S., Baili P., Capocaccia R., Caldora M., Carrani E., Minicozzi P., Pierannunzio D., Santaquilani M., Trama A., Allemani A., Belot A., Buzzoni C., Lorez M., De Angelis R., EUROCARE-5 Working Group, European Journal of Cancer 2015,51: 2104-2119
The EUROCARE-5 Special issue was presented by Milena Sant at the 18th ECCO - 40th ESMO European Cancer Congress in Vienna on September 26th 2015
The slides are available here