40-year trends in an index of survival for all cancers combined and survival adjusted for age and sex for each cancer in England and Wales, 1971-2011: a population-based study.

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Assessment of progress in cancer control at the population level is increasingly important. Population-based survival trends provide a key insight into the overall effectiveness of the health system, alongside trends in incidence and mortality. For this purpose, we aimed to provide a unique measure of cancer survival.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 28 2015

Volume: 385

Issue: 9974

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[1 ] Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Electronic address: manuela.quaresma@lshtm.ac.uk.

[2 ] Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(14)61396-9

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9

PubMed ID: 25479696

SO-VID: 7bc6d49e-b590-4b61-9468-b0beca0609b0

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