The prognostic role of gender in survival of adult cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2271-2278

  Micheli, A ^a,s   Mariotto, A ^b   Giorgi Rossi, A ^a   Gatta, G ^a,s   Muti, P ^c   Oberaigner, W ^d   Storm, H ^e   Aareleid, T ^f   Hakulinen, T ^g   Pottier, D ^h   Mace Lesec'h, J ⁱ   Faivre, J ^j   Chaplain, G ^k   Carli, P M ^l   Arveux, P ^m   EsteAve J ⁿ   Exbrayat, C ^o   Raverdy, N ^p   Ziegler, H ^q   Tryggvadottir, L ^r   Tulinius, H ^r   Berrino, F ^s   Crosignani, P ^s   Sant, M ^s   Conti, E ^t   Vercelli, M ^u   Federico, M ^v   Mangone, L ^v   Ponz De Leon, M ^w   De Lisi, V ^x   Zanetti, R ^y   GafaA L ^z   Tumino, R ^z   Falcini, F ^aa   Barchielli, A ^ab   Capocaccia, R ^b   De Angelis, G ^b   Valente, F ^b   Verdecchia, A ^b   Pawlega, J ^ac   Rachtan, J ^ac   Bielska Lasota, M ^ad   Wronkowski, Z ^ad   Obsitnikova, A ^ae   Plesko, I ^ae   Pompe Kirn, V ^af   Izarzugaza, I ^ag   Viladiu, P ^ah   Martinez Garcia, C ^ai   Garau, I ^aj   Ardanaz, E ^ak   Moreno, C ^ak   Galceran, J ^al   MoE ller T ^am   Torhorst, J ^an   Bouchardy, C ^ao   Raymond, L ^ao   Coebergh, J W W ^ap   Damhuis, R A M ^aq   Gould, A ^ar   Black, R J ^ar   Davies, T W ^as   Stockton, D ^as   Coleman, M P ^at   Williams, E M I ^au   Littler, J ^au   Forman, D ^av   Quinn, M J ^aw   Roche, M ^ax   Smith, J ^ay   Bell, J ^az   Lawrence, G ^ba   more..

^a Ist Naz Per Lo Stud Cura Dei T ^*  (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Tumor Registry Tirol   (Austria)

^e DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^f Estonian Cancer Registry   (Estonia)

^g FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^h Calvados Digestive Cancer Registry   (France)

ⁱ Calvados General Cancer Registry   (France)

^j Coà te d'Or Digestive Cancer Registry ^*  (France)

^k Coà te d'Or Gynaecologic Cancer Registry ^*  (France)

^l Coà te d'Or Malignant Haemopathies Registry ^*  (France)

^m Doubs Cancer Registry   (France)

ⁿ INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^o Ise re Cancer Registry   (France)

^p Somme Cancer Registry   (France)

^q Saarland Cancer Registry   (Germany)

^r ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

^s Lombardy Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^t Latina Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^u Liguria Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^v MODENA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^w Modena Colorectal Cancer Registry ^*  (Italy)

^x PARMA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^y Piedmont Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^z Ragusa Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^aa Romagna Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ab Tuscan Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ac Cracow Cancer Registry   (Poland)

^ad INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^ae National Cancer Registry of   (Slovakia)

^af INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^ag Basque Country Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^ah Girona Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^ai Granada Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^aj Mallorca Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^ak Navarra Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^al Tarragona Cancer Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^am Southern Swedish Regional Tumour Registry   (Sweden)

^an Cancer Registry of Basel   (Switzerland)

^ao GENEVA CANCER REGISTRY   (Switzerland)

^ap Eindhoven Cancer Registry   (Netherlands)

^aq Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^ar Scottish Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^as East Anglian Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^at LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^au Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^av Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service   (United Kingdom)

^aw OYce for National Statistics   (United Kingdom)

^ax UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^ay S and West Cancer Intelligence Unit   (United Kingdom)

^az Thames Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^ba W Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cancer survival; Europe; Gender; Neoplasms; Relative survival rates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CANCER; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032413298     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00324-4     Document Type: Article

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