TY - T1 - Survival in colon and rectal cancers in Finland and Sweden through 50 years SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334479 T3 - A1 - Hemminki, Kari; Försti, Asta; Hemminki, Akseli A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - Objectives Global survival studies have shown favourable development in colon and rectal cancers but few studies have considered extended periods or covered populations for which medical care is essentially free of charge. Design We analysed colon and rectal cancer survival in Finland and Sweden over a 50-year period (1967-2016) using data from the Nordcan database. In addition to the standard 1-year and 5-year survival rates, we calculated the difference between these as a novel measure of how ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - colorectal cancer; diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy; health service research; NORDIC COUNTRIES; TRENDS; END; REGISTRIES; AGE; 3122 Cancers; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -