Cancer survival - bowel cancer
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Commentary
Five-year relative survival for bowel cancer has improved over time, from 56.1% in the period 1988–1997 to 71.2% for the period 2008–2017, due to enhanced treatment and, possibly, earlier diagnosis. While there were no significant differences in survival between males and females, those aged under 65 had significantly better survival than those aged 65 and older (75.4% and 69.1%, respectively). It is hoped that population screening for bowel cancer will contribute to further improvements in the years to come.1-8
References
1. ACT Cancer Registry. Canberra: ACT Cancer Registry; 2022 (unpublished data).
2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Cancer in Australia 2021. Canberra: AIHW; 2021 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
3. Ananda S, Wong H, Faragher I, et al. Survival impact of the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. Intern Med J 2016; 46(2):166-171.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2015-2017. Canberra: ABS; 2019 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
5. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2014-2016. Canberra: ABS; 2018 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
6. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2013-2015. Canberra: ABS; 2017 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
7. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2012-2014. Canberra: ABS; 2016 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
8. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2011-2013. Canberra: ABS; 2015 [cited 2022 Apr 6].
The authors wish to thank the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Coroners and the National Coronial Information System for enabling the cause of death unit record file data to be used for this publication.
Chart
ACT Cancer survival by period, bowel cancer, person
Data
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Codes and sources
Source: ACT Cancer Registry