European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1028-1041 , April 2009

Long-term survival expectations of cancer patients in Europe in 2000–2002

  • Hermann Brenner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Bergheimer Straβe 20, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +49 6221 548140; fax: +49 6221 548142.
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  • Silvia Francisci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Health Institutes, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Roberta de Angelis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Health Institutes, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Rafael Marcos-Gragera

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Epidemiología y Registro de Cáncer, Institut Català d’Oncologia-Girona, Girona, Spain
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  • Arduino Verdecchia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Health Institutes, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Gemma Gatta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Claudia Allemani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Laura Ciccolallo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Michel Coleman

      Affiliations

    • Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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  • Milena Sant

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • the EUROCARE Working Group

Received 10 June 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.005

European Journal of Cancer
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