Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Cancer survival rates revealed
One year net survival for men diagnosed between 2007 and 2011 and followed up to 2012
Testis – 98.1 per cent
Melanoma of skin – 96 per cent
Prostate – 93.1 per cent
Hodgkin lymphoma – 90.3 per cent
Larynx – 85 per cent
Rectum – 79.9 per cent
Bladder – 78 per cent
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – 77.4 per cent
Colorectum – 75.9 per cent
Myeloma – 73.9 per cent
Colon – 73.8 per cent
Kidney – 72.9 per cent
Leukaemia – 67.1 per cent
Stomach – 43.7 per cent
Brain – 43.5 per cent
Oesophagus – 42.3 per cent
Lung – 31 per cent
Pancreas – 18.8 per cent
One year net survival for women diagnosed between 2007 and 2011 and followed up to 2012
Melanoma of skin – 97.9 per cent
Breast – 95.8 per cent
Hodgkin lymphoma – 93 per cent
Uterus – 89.9 per cent
Cervix – 83.7 per cent
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – 80.1 per cent
Rectum – 79.4 per cent
Colorectum – 74.7 per cent
Myeloma – 74.7 per cent
Ovary – 73.7 per cent
Kidney – 73.2 per cent
Colon – 73 per cent
Bladder – 67.2 per cent
Leukaemia – 65 per cent
Brain – 44.1 per cent
Stomach – 42.2 per cent
Oesaphagus – 42.2 per cent
Lung – 35.4 per cent
Pancreas – 20.7 per cent
Five-year net survival for men diagnosed between 2007 and 2011 and followed up to 2012
Testis – 97.1 per cent
Melanoma of skin – 85.5 per cent
Hodgkin lymphoma – 82.4 per cent
Prostate – 81.7 per cent
Larynx – 66.1 per cent
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – 62.4 per cent
Bladder – 58.6 per cent
Rectum – 57.1 per cent
Colon – 56.6 per cent
Colorectum – 56.5 per cent
Kidney – 54.7 per cent
Leukaemia – 47 per cent
Myeloma – 42.8 per cent
Stomach – 18.4 per cent
Brain – 17.8 per cent
Oesophagus – 13.5 per cent
Lung – 9.7 per cent
Pancreas – 4.7 per cent
Five-year net survival for women diagnosed between 2007 and 2011 and followed up to 2012
Melanoma of skin – 92.1 per cent
Hodgkin lymphoma – 86 per cent
Breast – 85 per cent
Uterus – 77.4 per cent
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – 68.5 per cent
Cervix – 67.3 per cent
Rectum – 59.9 per cent
Colorectum – 57.8 per cent
Colon – 57.3 per cent
Kidney – 56.9 per cent
Bladder – 49.1 per cent
Leukaemia – 46.8 per cent
Ovary – 46.3 per cent
Myeloma – 41.6 per cent
Brain – 20.4 per cent
Stomach – 19.6 per cent
Oesaphagus – 15.6 per cent
Lung – 12.5 per cent
Pancreas – 5.4 per cent
Source : http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568612/s/330ef3a4/sc/25/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Chealth0Chealthnews0C10A4120A780CCancer0Esurvival0Erates0Erevealed0Bhtml/story01.htm