Cancer survival in adult patients in Spain. Results from nine population-based cancer registries.
Maria Dolores ChirlaqueD SalmerónJ GalceranA AmeijideA MateosA TorrellaR JiménezN LarrañagaR Marcos-GrageraE ArdanazM SantP MinicozziC NavarroM J Sáncheznull nullPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2017)
High variability and differences have been observed in survival among adults in Spain according to the type of cancer diagnosed, from above 84% to below 10%, reflecting high heterogeneity. The differences in prognosis by age, sex and period of diagnosis reveal opportunities for improving cancer care in Spain.