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. 2013;8(1):e53415.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053415. Epub 2013 Jan 18.

Survival of patients with oral cavity cancer in Germany

Stefan Listl  1 , Lina Jansen, Albrecht Stenzinger, Kolja Freier, Katharina Emrich, Bernd Holleczek, Alexander Katalinic, Adam Gondos, Hermann Brenner; GEKID Cancer Survival Working Group
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Survival of patients with oral cavity cancer in Germany

Stefan Listl et al. PLoS One. 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to describe the survival of patients diagnosed with oral cavity cancer in Germany. The analyses relied on data from eleven population-based cancer registries in Germany covering a population of 33 million inhabitants. Patients with a diagnosis of oral cavity cancer (ICD-10: C00-06) between 1997 and 2006 are included. Period analysis for 2002-2006 was applied to estimate five-year age-standardized relative survival, taking into account patients' sex as well as grade and tumor stage. Overall five-year relative survival for oral cavity cancer patients was 54.6%. According to tumor localization, five-year survival was 86.5% for lip cancer, 48.1% for tongue cancer and 51.7% for other regions of the oral cavity. Differences in survival were identified with respect to age, sex, tumor grade and stage. The present study is the first to provide a comprehensive overview on survival of oral cavity cancer patients in Germany.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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