Survival patterns in lung and pleural cancer in Europe 1999–2007: Results from the EUROCARE-5 study

Survival of patients diagnosed with lung and pleura cancer is a relevant health care indicator which is related to the availability and access to early diagnosis and treatment facilities. Aim of this paper is to update lung and pleural cancer survival patterns and time trends in Europe using the EUROCARE-5 database.Data on adults diagnosed with lung and pleural cancer from 87 European cancer registries in 28 countries were analysed. Relative...