Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 45A)

30 Screening for Colorectal Cancer KCE reports vol.45
Mortality rates per 100,000
Observed deaths
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
< 40
< 40
40-44
CRC mortality rates per 100.000 stratified by gender and age group
Flanders 2003
45-49
50-54
55-59
Males Females M & F
60-64
65-69
Age categories
Figure 7: Flanders CRC mortality rates per 100.000, stratified by
gender and age group, 2003 (source: Vlaams Agentschap Zorg en
Gezondheid)
40-44
45-49
50-54
Observed CRC deaths by gender and age group
Flanders 2003
55-59
Males Females
60-64
65-69
Age category
Figure 8: Flanders observed CRC deceases by gender & by age group,
2003 (source: Vlaams Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid)
Global 5-year survival in Flanders 39, calculated using the actuarial method (life
table method), was 46% in men and 47% in women. CRC relative 5-year survival
70-74
70-74
75-79
75-79
80-84
80-84
85-89
85-89
90-94
90-94
95+
95+