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Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012

Jinna Wu*, Huanhuan Sun*, Lewei Yang, Yun Deng, Yan Yan, Shuncong Wang, Guangwei Yang, Haiqing Ma

Department of Oncology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
*These authors have contributed equally to this work.

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Wu J, Sun H, Yang L, Deng Y, Yan Y, Wang S, Yang G, Ma H. Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012. J Cancer 2018; 9(19):3548-3556. doi:10.7150/jca.26300. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p3548.htm
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Abstract

Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the first leading cause of cancer-related deaths among gynecologic malignancies, and the 7th most common female cancer worldwide. However, previous studies on changes in the long-term survival of ovarian cancer were limited.

Methods: Our data were extracted from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries to assess the incidence and relative survival changes of patients with ovarian cancer during 1983-2012. Patients with ovarian cancer were stratified by age, race, and socioeconomic status (SES). Cox regression analysis and Spearman rank correlation analysis were performed by STATA 12 software.

Results: The overall incidence of ovarian cancer per 100,000 decreased from 13.7 to 12.4 to 10.8 over three decades with peak incidence occurring in the 70+ age group at 47.6, 45.7 and 40.2 in each respective decade. Median survival improved from 34 months to 46 months to 52 months over three decades, with the 5-year relative survival rate (RSR) increasing from 39.3% to 43.4% to 45.4% (p < 0.0001). However, Whites showed higher median survival (34 months) than Blacks (27 months) in the first decade, and the survival difference significantly increased to 16 months in the third decade. Additionally, the median survival difference between the low-poverty group and high poverty group increased from 4 months to 12 months in the three decades.

Discussion: This study demonstrated the decreasing incidence of ovarian cancer with an observed improvement in relative survival over three decades in a large sample. However, the survival gaps among races and SESs significantly widened over the three decades.

Keywords: Ovarian cancer, Incidence, Relative survival, Period analysis, Race, Socioeconomic status


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Wu, J., Sun, H., Yang, L., Deng, Y., Yan, Y., Wang, S., Yang, G., Ma, H. (2018). Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012. Journal of Cancer, 9(19), 3548-3556. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.26300.

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Wu, J.; Sun, H.; Yang, L.; Deng, Y.; Yan, Y.; Wang, S.; Yang, G.; Ma, H. Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012. J. Cancer 2018, 9 (19), 3548-3556. DOI: 10.7150/jca.26300.

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Wu J, Sun H, Yang L, Deng Y, Yan Y, Wang S, Yang G, Ma H. Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012. J Cancer 2018; 9(19):3548-3556. doi:10.7150/jca.26300. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p3548.htm

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Wu J, Sun H, Yang L, Deng Y, Yan Y, Wang S, Yang G, Ma H. 2018. Improved survival in ovarian cancer, with widening survival gaps of races and socioeconomic status: a period analysis, 1983-2012. J Cancer. 9(19):3548-3556.

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