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Table 2 Cure proportion(%), median survival time of ‘uncured’ (years) and time at which 90% of ‘uncured’ are dead (year), 95% confidence intervals, for patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer in Linzhou city 2003–2012

From: The improved cure fraction for esophageal cancer in Linzhou city

Year

Age group(years)

19–49

50–59

60–69

70–99

Cure proportion (%)

 2003–2004

33.7 (27.0–40.5)

31.4 (27.2–35.7)

21.8 (17.9–26.0)

11.0 (8.0–14.4)

 2005–2006

34.4 (27.4–41.6)

38.1 (33.5–42.7)

25.7 (21.5–30.0)

14.6 (11.0–18.5)

 2007–2008

49.6 (41.5–57.2)

42.2 (38.0–46.3)

31.8 (27.7–36.0)

18.1 (14.4–22.1)

 2009–2010

49.7 (40.5–58.3)

41.3 (37.1–45.6)

40.4 (36.1–44.6)

19.7 (16.0–23.7)

 2011–2012

60.6 (51.6–68.4)

49.6 (44.7–54.4)

48.7 (44.3–52.9)

28.9 (24.3–33.6)

Median survival of ‘uncured’ (years)

 2003–2004

1.14 (1.01–1.27)

1.19 (1.10–1.27)

1.02 (0.94–1.10)

0.75 (0.68–0.81)

 2005–2006

1.13 (1.00–1.27)

1.23 (1.14–1.33)

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

0.79 (0.72–0.86)

 2007–2008

1.23 (1.08–1.37)

1.24 (1.15–1.33)

1.09 (1.00–1.17)

0.81 (0.74–0.88)

 2009–2010

1.28 (1.13–1.43)

1.28 (1.19–1.38)

1.21 (1.12–1.30)

0.86 (0.79–0.93)

 2011–2012

1.15 (0.99–1.31)

1.16 (1.06–1.26)

1.08 (0.98–1.17)

0.78 (0.70–0.85)

Time at which 90% of the ‘uncured’ are dead (years)

 2003–2004

3.67 (3.41–3.93)

3.70 (3.50–3.89)

3.30 (3.09–3.51)

2.52 (2.29–2.74)

 2005–2006

3.67 (3.40–3.94)

3.85 (3.65–4.05)

3.42 (3.21–3.63)

2.71 (2.49–2.95)

 2007–2008

3.95 (3.69–4.21)

3.90 (3.71–4.10)

3.57 (3.38–3.77)

2.85 (2.63–3.08)

 2009–2010

4.02 (3.76–4.28)

3.95 (3.76–4.14)

3.85 (3.65–4.04)

3.00 (2.78–3.22)

 2011–2012

3.93 (3.65–4.21)

3.86 (3.64–4.08)

3.75 (3.52–3.97)

3.02 (2.77–3.27)