Table 3 Rectal adenocarcinomas – 5-year overall observed survival rates calculated by the actuarial (life-table) method (95% confidence interval) – curative resection (R0)*
From: Rectal cancer in Luxembourg : a national population-based data report, 1988–1998
5-year observed survival rates | ||
|---|---|---|
Stage (I-IV) | n = 488 cases (100%) | 53 +/- 4% (n = 259) |
Stage I | n = 110 cases (23%) | 82 +/- 7% (n = 90) |
Stage II | n = 140 cases (29%) | 62 +/- 8% (n = 87) |
Stage III | n = 190 cases (39%) | 40 +/- 7% (n = 76) |
Stage IV | n = 48 cases (10%) | 13 +/- 9% (n = 6) |