Abstract
Population-based cancer survival is a composite indicator that reflects the characteristics of patients as well as the organisation, accessibility, quality and efficiency of the healthcare system. The Slovenian Cancer Registry just presented the fourth extensive report on the survival of Slovenian cancer patients diagnosed between 1997 and 2016. The survival of Slovenian cancer patients has been increasing over time. During the last 20 years the five-year net survival increased by over 11 percentage points. Significantly higher growth was observed in men than in women. Age and stage at diagnosis remain crucial factors influencing survival of cancer patients. In both sexes, survival of colorectal and lung cancers as well as skin melanoma has increased significantly over the last 20 years. Progress has also been made in the two most common sex specific cancers: breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. The apparent advances give us the basis and an incentive for future improvements.
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