Sex differences in cancer survival in Estonia: a population-based study

BMC Cancer

Table 5 Five-year relative survival ratios (RSR) in Estonia, women (W) and men (M), 1995–2006

	All ages (age-adjusted)			15–44			45–54			55–64			65–74			≥75
Cancer site	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)	RSR (W) %	RSR (M) %	RSR(W) minus RSR(M)
Mouth, pharynx	52	30	22*	62	31	31*	55	26	29*	54	22	32*	48	37	11	51	30	21
Stomach	23	20	3	26	31	−5	29	22	7	28	24	4	23	18	5	16	16	0
Colon	51	50	1	58	60	−2	52	53	−1	52	47	5	52	52	0	46	46	0
Rectum	46	42	4	42	42	0	53	41	12	53	50	3	49	48	1	34	31	3
Pancreas	6	5	1	15	17	−2	12	5	7	5	6	−1	5	2	3	3	5	−2
Lung	14	9	5*	28	15	13	23	10	13*	15	10	5	9	8	1	11	6	5
Skin melanoma	73	56	17*	82	66	16*	75	60	15	69	51	18*	71	60	11	64	36	28
Kidney	62	54	8*	82	64	18	77	56	21*	69	58	11*	56	56	0	51	45	6
Bladder	65	63	2	78	88	−10	72	80	−8	73	66	7	67	60	7	50	50	0

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