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Cervical Cancer Survival
More advance diseases at diagnosis results in lower survival in older women in Japan
November 3rd, 2005
More advance diseases at diagnosis results in lower survival in older women in Japan. "Relative 5-year survival for cervical cancer has been reported to be lower in older women in Japan." Investigators carried out "A population-based study to clarify why increased age is associated with decreased survival in spite of a nationwide cervical cancer screening program having been carried out since 1982 in Japan." "The Osaka Cancer Registry's data were used to investigate associations between age groups and survival for cervical cancer patients," wrote A. Ioka and colleagues. "Survival analysis was restricted to the reported 8966 cases diagnosed in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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