Table 2
Survival of patients with colorectal cancer
Group
Overall
Period; % of patients who survived
p
value for trend
*
1997/98
1999/2000
2001/02
Five-year disease-specific survival
75
73
73
79
Stage I
85
80
87
91
0.43
Stage II
75
76
72
81
0.85
Stage III
67
64
65
72
0.68
Stage IV
12
6.7
13
15
0.34
↵
*
Overall
p
= 0.76.