Survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania during 1999-2002

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania during 1998-2002 and factors that influenced the survival. Material and methods: The survival rates of testicular cancer patients were evaluated using the data of the Lithuanian Cancer Registry for 1998-2002. The survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test in order to compare the survival rates. The observed survival rates were calculated. Results: The 5-year observed survival rate in Lithuania was 71.2% (95% CI, 64.4%-77.5%). The survival of testicular cancer patients depended on age at the time of diagnosis, histology of tumor, stage and extent of disease. Conclusions: The survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania was substantially lower than in other European countries. The better survival was associated with younger age and lesser extent of metastases.