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Esophageal cancer in california 1942‐1969: The California tumor registry experience
Author(s) -
Krain Lawrence Stirling
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930050310
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , cancer , cancer registry , incidence (geometry) , radiation therapy , relative survival , disease , survival rate , surgery , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Abstract An analysis of the 3,319 cases of esophageal cancer (ICD No. 150), 1942‐1969, from the California Tumor Registry was performed, and related data are examined. Esophageal cancer predominates in the Negro race, urban areas in California, and the lower socio‐economic classes. Esophageal cancer occurs at a median age of 63.8 years and has a male‐female sex ratio of 2.84:1. Despite an increase in the percentage of cases localized at the time of diagnosis, the five‐year survival rate (localized cases) for esophageal cancer patients has remained constant at 7%. The mean survival from the time of diagnosis for all stages of the disease was 5.2 months. Although there has been a slight increase in incidence of esophageal cancer, the mortality rate has remained constant at 2.4/100,000 (age‐adjusted). While more patients have been treated with surgery and/or radiation, this has had a negligible effect on the relative survival rates for esophageal cancer.