Table 1 Digestive cancer diagnosed between 1980 and 1997 in 12 French Communes

From: Socioeconomic and geographic determinants of survival of patients with digestive cancer in France

  

N =81 268

 

N

%

Level 1: patient characteristics

  

Age (years)

 <61

24 197

29.77

 61–70

11 910

14.66

 70–78

13 006

16.00

 >78

32 155

39.57

Gender

 Men

48 741

59.98

 Women

32 527

40.02

Year of diagnosis

 1980

1653

2.03

 1981

1690

2.08

 1982

2284

2.81

 1983

2424

2.98

 1984

2450

3.01

 1985

2436

3.00

 1986

2519

3.10

 1987

2554

3.14

 1988

2516

3.10

 1989

5400

6.64

 1990

5541

6.82

 1991

5990

7.37

 1992

6331

7.79

 1993

6405

7.88

 1994

6976

8.58

 1995

7892

9.71

 1996

8039

9.89

 1997

8168

10.05

Site

 Oesophagus

7813

9.61

 Stomach

11 619

14.30

 Colon

28 010

34.47

 Rectum

18 080

22.25

 Small intestine bowel

1038

1.28

 Liver

5797

7.13

 Gall bladder

2893

3.56

 Pancreas

6018

7.41

Departments a

 Calvados (1980–1997)

10 169

12.51

 Côte d'Or (1980–1997)

8489

10.45

 Doubs (1989–1997)

3705

4.56

 Hérault (1995–1997)

2418

2.98

 Isère (1989–1997)

8423

10.36

 Loire Atlantique (1991–1997)b

3885

4.78

 Manche (1996–1997)

2098

2.58

 Bas-Rhin (1980–1997)

17 122

21.07

 Haut-Rhin (1989–1997)

6781

8.34

 Saône et Loire (1982–1997)

10 410

12.81

 Somme (1989–1997)

4418

5.44

 Tarn (1989–1997)

3350

4.12

Last known status (at 1 January 2002)

 Censored

15.229

18.74

 Death

61.820

76.07

 Lost of follow up

4.243

5.19

Level 2: Commune characteristics

Distance to nearest reference cancer care center (km)

 <10

21 621

26.60

 10–30

13 924

17.13

 30–50

13 816

17.00

 50–70

12 569

15.47

 70–90

9235

11.36

 >90

10 103

12.43

  1. aPeriod contributions are shown in brackets.
  2. bColorectal cancer only.