Volume 385, Issue 9974, Pages 1206-1218 (March 2015) 40-year trends in an index of survival for all cancers combined and survival adjusted for age and sex for each cancer in England and Wales, 1971–2011: a population-based study  Ms Manuela Quaresma, Licenciatura, Prof Michel P Coleman, FFPH, Bernard Rachet, FFPH  The Lancet  Volume 385, Issue 9974, Pages 1206-1218 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9 Copyright © 2015 Quaresma et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Trends in the index of net survival for all cancers combined, for England and for Wales: all adults (15–99 years), men, and women, selected periods during 1971–2011 The Lancet 2015 385, 1206-1218DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9) Copyright © 2015 Quaresma et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Net survival adjusted for age and sex for each cancer in 2010–11, and absolute change* since 1971, all adults (15–99 years), England and Wales: 1, 5, and 10 years after diagnosis *The absolute change is the simple arithmetic difference between net survival in 2010–11 and the survival in 1971–72. NHL=non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Lancet 2015 385, 1206-1218DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9) Copyright © 2015 Quaresma et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Age gap* in net survival by cancer, men (15–99 years) diagnosed during 2010–11 versus absolute change † in the age gap since 1971, England and Wales: 1, 5, and 10 years after diagnosis *The age gap represents the absolute difference (%) between net survival in the oldest (75–99 years) and youngest (15–45 years) groups of patients; a negative value means that survival is lower in the oldest group than the youngest group. †The absolute change is the simple arithmetic difference between the age gap in 2010–11 and the age gap in 1971–72. NHL=non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Lancet 2015 385, 1206-1218DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9) Copyright © 2015 Quaresma et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Age gap* in net survival by cancer, women (15–99 years) diagnosed during 2010–11 versus absolute change† (%) in the age gap since 1971, England and Wales: 1, 5, and 10 years after diagnosis *The age gap represents the absolute difference (%) between net survival in the oldest (75–99 years) and youngest (15–45 years) groups of patients; a negative value means that survival is lower in the oldest group than the youngest group. †The absolute change is the simple arithmetic difference between the age gap in 2010–11 and the age gap in 1971–72. NHL=non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Lancet 2015 385, 1206-1218DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61396-9) Copyright © 2015 Quaresma et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions