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10665756

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
A population-based descriptive study was conducted to describe incidence and survival of cancer of the mobile tongue in Finland between 1953 and 1994. The study included 1504 patients, drawn from the Finnish Cancer Registry, with first primary mobile tongue cancer diagnosed between 1953 and 1994. Incidence and relative survival were determined. The age-standardized overall incidence rate was 0.6 per 100000 years in 1953-1994. At the time of diagnosis 78% of the patients had either localized or regional disease. The age-standardized incidence rate decreased after the mid-1960s, but increased in the 1990s. The 5-year relative survival rate increased gradually from 40% in 1953 1959 to 58% in 1988-1994. Disease stage at the time of the diagnosis strongly affected the survival rate. Survival increased especially in regional disease. Cancer of the mobile tongue is increasing in Finland, but survival has increased particularly in regional disease, probably because of improved treatment. Early diagnosis is emphasized for a good prognosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-186X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1021-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Cancer of the mobile tongue in Finland--increasing incidence, but improved survival.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu, Finland. opalho@cc.oulu.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article