Showing papers by "Risto Sankila published in 2003"

TL;DR: It is suggested that the major determinants of the observed trends vary among the countries and may include earlier detection through screening in countries where this has been introduced, but also improvements in therapy, in countries with or without screening.

TL;DR: It is found that cancer survival is related to wealth (GDP), but only up to a certain level, after which survival continues to be related to the level of health investment (both TNEH and TPEH), and that the availability of these depends on macro-economic determinants, including health and public health investment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the cervical cancer survival rates in Singapore during the period of 1968 through 1992 using population-based data and conclude that the improvement in survival of cervical cancer is likely to be attributed to the rapid national development of Singapore, resulting in the improvements in health services infrastructure and accessibility, as well as to the impact of widely available cytology-based screening resulting in early detection.