Research Article

Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre

Table 3

Age, overall survival, and time to recurrence.

<70 years≥70 years
Median (years)Range (years)95% CIMedian (years)Range (years)95% CI

Age60.536 to 6957 to 64 years73.170 to 8273 to 75
Overall survival1.3<1 month to 11.5 years24 to 34 months0.9<1 month to 8.3 years12 to 24
Time to recurrence0.82 months to 6 years13 to 18 months1.02 months to 5 years13 to 20