RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Factors influencing the survival of patients with cancer of the prostate
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 727
OP 729
VO 127
IS 8
A1 G. Bako
A1 R. Dewar
A1 J. Hanson
A1 G. Hill
YR 1982
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/127/8/727.abstract
AB During the period 1969 through 1973, 777 new cases of cancer of the prostate in northern Alberta men were registered with the Alberta Cancer Registry. The overall survival rate after 5 years was 41.2%. As expected, the rates were higher for those aged less than 65 years than for those who were older at the time of diagnosis and higher for those without metastases than for those with metastases at that time. Urban residents had a higher survival rate than rural residents (45.3% v. 38.0%), and the survival ratio of the former, 1.31, was significant. Information on occupation, smoking and the interval between appearance of the first symptom and diagnosis was not always available. However, the differentials observed suggest that those in a professional occupation and nonsmokers live longer after the diagnosis of cancer of the prostate but that the interval before diagnosis does not affect the length of survival.