Proportion of people diagnosed with cancer who survived for five years after diagnosis
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Definition
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Indicator Summary
Proportion of similar people in the general population who survived for the same period. 'Similar people' are matched to the cancer cohort in the numerator for age, sex and calendar year.
People in the denominator are matched for age (to match to ‘age at diagnosis’ for people in the cancer cohort), sex and calendar year.
Analysis will be undertaken using the ‘cohort’ method of calculation. See AIHW 2008, Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004, Cancer Series no. 42. Cat. no. CAN 38.
Analysis will be undertaken using the ‘cohort’ method of calculation. See AIHW 2008, Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004, Cancer Series no. 42. Cat. no. CAN 38.
Calculation rules
- Description
- People in the denominator are matched for age (to match to ‘age at diagnosis’ for people in the cancer cohort), sex and calendar year.
Analysis will be undertaken using the ‘cohort’ method of calculation. See AIHW 2008, Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004, Cancer Series no. 42. Cat. no. CAN 38.
Proportion of people diagnosed with cancer who survived for five years after diagnosis
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- Data Element
- Person: Date of Death, DDMMYYYY
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- Data Element
- Person: Sex, Code N
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- Data Element
- Patient—diagnosis date (cancer), DDMMYYYY
Proportion of similar people in the general population who survived for the same period. 'Similar people' are matched to the cancer cohort in the numerator for age, sex and calendar year.
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- Data Element
- Person: Date of Death, DDMMYYYY
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- Data Element
- Person: Date of Death, DDMMYYYY
References
AIHW 2008, Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004, Cancer Series no. 42. Cat. no. CAN 38.
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10484
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.
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