Finland’s breast, prostate and ovarian cancer survival rates are among the highest in Europe.

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Finland’s breast cancer survival rate ranks top in Europe

© VILLE MYLLYNEN / LEHTIKUVA According to a recent study, Finland’s breast, prostate and ovarian cancer survival rates are among the highest in Europe.

 

Around 87 per cent of patients survive breast cancer in Finland, which is Europe’s best result alongside France.

 Finland also has Europe’s highest patient survival rates in ovarian and prostate cancers.

 

In November, the prestigious medical journal The Lancet published the most comprehensive comparison ever of the survival rates of patients five years after they had been diagnosed with cancer. The Concord-2 study looked at ten of the most common cancers and childhood leukaemia. The study involved close to 26 million patients from 67 countries and 279 cancer registries.

 

Three other countries performed better than Finland in breast cancer survival: Brazil, Cyprus and the United States. Among countries outside Europe, Israel is on a par with Finland and France.

 

According to the study, Finland’s ovarian cancer survival rate was 45 per cent and as high as 90 per cent for prostate cancer. The progress made in radiotherapy and surgery has improved the chances of surviving bowel cancer, for example. The survival rate now stood at 63 per cent compared with approximately 58 per cent at the end of the 90s.

 

The chances of survival remain very low in lung and liver cancers, which are usually detected late. In lung cancer, Finland represents the European average with a survival rate of 12 per cent. Only about eight per cent of patients survive liver cancer.

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