Cervical cancer survival in Nijmegen region, The Netherlands, 1970-1985

Survival rates were computed for 359 women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer between 1970 and 1985. The 5-year survival rate for the entire group was 67%. Survival was better in the period 1976-1980. Extension of the tumor and age at diagnosis were important prognostic factors. The effects of clinical stage, age at diagnosis, and year of diagnosis were studied simultaneously with the proportional hazards model. The hazard rate increased with increasing age and increasing clinical stage. Year of diagnosis had effect on survival only in case of IIB tumors. For the other clinical stages there was no significant effect on survival of year of diagnosis.