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Comparative Study
. 1987 Mar;78(3):471-8.

Hodgkin's disease in the United States: a comparison of patient characteristics and survival in the Centralized Cancer Patient Data System and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program

S Davis, S Dahlberg, M H Myers, A Chen, S C Steinhorn
  • PMID: 3469461
Comparative Study

Hodgkin's disease in the United States: a comparison of patient characteristics and survival in the Centralized Cancer Patient Data System and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program

S Davis et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1987 Mar.

Abstract

Demographic, pathologic, and clinical characteristics as well as subsequent survival were compared between 3,607 Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients registered by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute and 2,278 HD patients registered by comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs) belonging to the Centralized Cancer Patient Data System (CCPDS). All patients were diagnosed with HD between July 1977 and December 1982. CCPDS cases were slightly younger, more often of the nodular sclerosing histologic type, and presented with Stage II disease at diagnosis more often than did SEER cases. CCPDS and SEER cases were similar regarding the lymph node region of origin, sex, and race. The mortality rate among SEER patients was approximately 1.5 times that among CCPDS patients. This significant survival difference was observed within all stages and within all histologic subtypes and remained after controlling for the effects of age. Late-stage, older age, non-Caucasian race, and a more diffuse histologic appearance were all independent and significant predictors of poor survival. These findings suggest that the management of HD in CCCs results in improved outcome relative to that in the general population. Possible explanations for such effects are explored, and additional lines of pursuit are suggested.

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