Substantial improvement in England, Wales cancer survival over 40 years overshadowed by low survival for brain, stomach, lung, oesophageal, and…
Led by the Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, the researchers analysed survival trends for more than 7 million adults (aged 15 to 99 years) diagnosed with one of 21 common cancers in England and Wales between 1971 and 2011, and followed up to the end of 2012. The 21 cancers clearly divided into three groups with either high, moderate, or low survival…