At head of title: European Commission. Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction and methodology -- Basic issues in estimating and comparing the survival of cancer patients / F. Berrino, J. Esteve, M.P. Coleman -- EUROCARE database / M. Sant, G. Gatta -- Methods of data analysis / A. Verdecchia, R. Capocaccia, T. Hakulinen -- General mortality and its effect on survival estimates / A. Micheli, R. Capocaccia -- Contributing cancer registries and results -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Denmark / H.H. Storm. Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Estonia / T. Aareleid -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Finland / T. Hakulinen -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in France / J. Faivre ... {et al.} -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Germany / H. Ziegler, P. Kaatsch, J. Michaelis -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Italy / M. Sant ... {et al.}. Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in The Netherlands / J.W.W. Coebergh ... {et al.} -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Poland / J. Pawlega -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Spain / C. Martinez ... {et al.} -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in Switzerland / L. Raymond, J. Torhorst -- Health care system, cancer registration and follow-up of cancer patients in the United Kingdom / S. Wilson ... {et al.}. Guide to tables / G. Gatta, M. Sant -- Results -- Adult cancers -- Tongue -- Oral cavity -- Oropharynx -- Nasopharynx -- Hypopharynx -- Head and neck -- Oesophagus -- Stomach -- Colon -- Rectum -- Pancreas -- Larynx -- Lung -- Bone -- Breast -- Cervix uteri -- Corpus uteri -- Ovary -- Vagina and vulva -- Testis -- Penis -- Kidney -- Brain -- Hodgkin's disease -- Acute lymphatic leukaemia -- Chronic lymphatic leukaemia -- Acute myeloid leukaemia -- Chronic myeloid leukaemia -- Leukaemia -- Childhood cancers -- Nasopharynx -- Bone -- Kidney. Ovary -- Testis -- Brain -- Hodgkin's disease -- Leukaemia -- Summary and discussion of results / J.W.W. Coebergh.