Cancer of the testis (ICD-9 186; ICD-10 C62)
Trends in survival by age group and period of diagnosis
Observed and relative survival (%) at 1, 3, 5 and 10 years; patients diagnosed 1980-2004. 1,2,3
Males
Observed survival (%) at Relative survival (%) at
Number
of cases
Age group Period analysed 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
15-44 1980-1984 504 94.0 86.9 85.5 83.1 94.2 87.3 86.2 84.8
1985-1989 564 96.5 93.3 92.4 90.1 96.6 93.8 93.2 92.2
1990-1994 702 96.7 94.2 93.5 92.5 96.8 94.6 94.3 94.3
1995-1999 704 98.6 97.3 97.3 95.2 98.7 97.7 97.7 97.3
2000-2004 791 98.7 97.3 97.3 97.3 98.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
45-54 1980-1984 68 94.2 89.7 82.3 76.4 94.5 90.6 84.8 83.8
1985-1989 77 92.2 89.6 88.3 83.1 92.9 90.9 90.1 90.1
1990-1994 82 96.3 87.8 86.5 84.1 96.6 88.9 88.8 88.8
1995-1999 123 96.7 94.3 93.5 88.3 97.0 95.6 95.2 93.9
2000-2004 131 95.4 93.2 93.2 93.2 95.8 94.3 94.3 94.3
55-64 1980-1984 21 90.5 85.8 85.8 75.8 90.9 87.2 87.2 87.0
1985-1989 30 83.2 79.9 73.3 70.0 84.5 81.8 76.5 76.5
1990-1994 27 96.2 85.0 85.0 74.0 96.5 86.4 86.4 86.4
1995-1999 37 94.6 91.9 89.2 89.2 95.0 92.8 91.7 91.7
2000-2004 38 97.3 97.3 92.1 23.4 97.7 97.7 94.2 26.3
65-74 1980-1984 12 81.6 63.9 54.5 22.0 83.9 67.6 63.8 39.4
1985-1989 12 91.7 75.1 75.1 49.8 92.8 81.9 81.9 81.9
1990-1994 17 70.4 52.3 52.3 40.1 73.5 58.7 58.7 58.7
1995-1999 15 73.0 60.2 47.4 36.3 74.4 62.6 55.1 55.1
2000-2004 17 82.0 68.7 68.7 68.7 83.3 72.7 72.7 72.7
75-84 1980-1984 6 x x x x x x x x
1985-1989 7 x x x x x x x x
1990-1994 5 x x x x x x x x
1995-1999 8 x x x x x x x x
2000-2004 11 64.3 34.4 34.4 34.4 66.0 38.2 38.2 38.2
85-99 1980-1984 - x x x x x x x x
1985-1989 2 x x x x x x x x
1990-1994 4 x x x x x x x x
1995-1999 3 x x x x x x x x
2000-2004 3 x x x x x x x x
15-74 1980-1984 605 93.7 86.7 84.6 80.9 94.1 87.7 86.4 85.0
1985-1989 683 95.3 91.9 90.8 87.7 96.0 93.2 92.6 91.8
1990-1994 828 96.1 92.5 91.7 90.0 96.6 93.9 93.6 93.6
1995-1999 879 97.7 96.0 95.5 93.0 98.3 97.3 97.3 96.9
2000-2004 977 97.9 96.3 96.1 91.2 98.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
15-99 1980-1984 611 93.4 86.0 83.7 80.1 94.0 87.6 86.2 84.9
1985-1989 692 94.5 91.2 89.9 86.7 95.8 93.1 92.5 91.6
1990-1994 837 95.6 91.6 90.7 89.1 96.6 93.7 93.4 93.4
1995-1999 890 97.0 95.2 94.8 92.1 98.2 97.2 97.2 96.8
2000-2004 991 97.3 95.4 95.2 90.4 98.3 97.2 97.2 97.2
Directly standardised4
15-74 1980-1984 605 92.3 84.5 81.7 74.7 92.7 85.5 83.6 79.9
1985-1989 683 94.0 89.4 87.9 82.6 94.4 90.8 89.7 89.1
1990-1994 828 93.7 87.8 87.2 83.7 94.2 89.1 88.9 88.9
1995-1999 879 95.1 92.2 90.4 87.2 95.4 93.0 92.0 91.6
2000-2004 977 96.4 93.7 93.1 85.5 96.7 94.6 94.2 86.7
15-99 1980-1984 611 92.3 84.5 81.7 74.7 92.7 85.5 83.6 79.9
1985-1989 692 94.0 89.4 87.9 82.6 94.4 90.8 89.7 89.1
1990-1994 837 93.7 87.8 87.2 83.7 94.2 89.1 88.9 88.9
1995-1999 890 95.1 92.2 90.4 87.2 95.4 93.0 92.0 91.6
2000-2004 991 93.2 87.8 87.2 80.4 93.6 89.0 88.6 81.9
'-' = zero value.
'x' = not applicable.
1
Cases diagnosed in 2001-2004 do not have 5 years' follow-up and cases diagnosed in 1996-2004 do not have 10 years' follow-up.
2
Cases diagnosed in 1980-1996 are coded to ICD-9 scheme and cases diagnosed in 1997-2004 are coded to ICD-10 scheme.
3
Survival probabilities were not calculated where there were fewer than 10 cases.
4
These rates are standardised to the European Cancer Patient Population (EUROCARE-4).
Trends in Cancer Survival 1980-2004
Source: Scottish Cancer Registry, ISD
Data extracted: November 2007