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

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Figure 10: Invasive colorectal cancers: relative survival by stage over
5 years, 1997 2001 (source: Vlaams Agentschap Zorg en
Gezondheid 39)
This high impact of stage at diagnosis on survival is present in both genders as
illustrated by Figure 11. The same observation applies to age groups 40 - 60 y
and 60+ (not shown).
CRC relative 5y survival by TNM stage and gender, Flanders, 1997-2001
Males Females M & F
TNM I TNM II TNM III TNM IV Stage unknown
TNM stage
Figure 11: CRC relative 5-year survival by TNM stage and gender,
1997 2001 (source: Vlaams Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid 39)
For comparison, more differentiated data, based on TNM staging, 6 th edition
(Figure 12) were published by the American Joint Committee on Cancer