Denise Riedel Lewis, Ph.D. from the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute speaks about the Survival outcomes for cancer types with the highest death rates for adolescents and young adults, 1975-2016.
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https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.33793#.YQHEKiOdOWo.twitter
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:
Depending on the kind of cancer, survival rates vary significantly. The goal of this study was to look at long-term survival patterns for cancer types that cause the most deaths among AYAs in order to figure out where the biggest problem is and where future research should be focused.
METHODS:Â
From 1975 to 2016, the authors looked at the incidence, mortality, and survival for the 9 cancer types with the highest death rates in this age range using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results in cancer registry and the National Center for Health Statistics. The study was done with JPSurv, a new survival trend program.
RESULTS:Â
For brain and other nervous system cancers, colon and rectum cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the findings showed substantial increases in 5-year relative survival (all P values.05). Female breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and bone and joint sarcomas all showed a limited or no improvement in survival.
CONCLUSIONS:Â
Although five-year relative survival for a variety of cancer types has increased in AYAs, certain prevalent cancer types still exhibit modest survival gains (eg, ovarian cancer). The growing prevalence of colorectal cancer has eclipsed the illness’s improved survival rates, implying a significant disease burden. Female breast, bone, ovarian, and cervical malignancies should be the focus of future research, as survival rates have improved only a little.
LAY SUMMARY:Â
Over a 40-year period, survival patterns for cancer-affected adolescents and young adults are reported.
Although brain cancer, lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and colon and rectum cancer have all shown improvements in survival, the prevalence of colon and rectum cancer remains high.
Female breast, bone, ovarian, and cervical malignancies have made little progress, and they need to be given more attention.