Estimated New Cancer Cases, 2008, and White Survival Rates: 1987-1989 to 1996-2004 (in thousands).
The 5-year relative survival rate is derived by adjusting the observed survival rate for expected mortality, represents the likelihood that a person will not die from causes directly related to their cancer within 5 years.
| Type | Total | Male | Female | 1987-1989 | 1996-2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 1,437,000 | 745,000 | 692,000 | 57.8 | 67.5 |
| Lung | 215,000 | 115,000 | 100,000 | 13.8 | 15.9 |
| Breast | 184,000 | 2,000 | 182,000 | 85.3 | 90.5 |
| Colon | 108,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 61.7 | 66.0 |
| Rectum | 41,000 | 23,000 | 17,000 | 59.7 | 67.2 |
| Prostate | 186,000 | 186,000 | (x) | 85.4 | 99.4 |
| Bladder | 69,000 | 51,000 | 18,000 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| Corpus uteri | 40,000 | (x) | 40,000 | 85.6 | 86.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 66,000 | 35,000 | 31,000 | 52.8 | 65.9 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 35,000 | 25,000 | 10,000 | 56.6 | 62.4 |
| Leukemia | 44,000 | 25,000 | 19,000 | 45.5 | 52.2 |
| Melanoma of skin | 62,000 | 35,000 | 28,000 | 88.3 | 92.1 |
| Pancreas | 38,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Kidney | 54,000 | 33,000 | 21,000 | 58.5 | 66.6 |
| Stomach | 22,000 | 13,000 | 8,000 | 19.1 | 23.1 |
| Ovary | 22,000 | (x) | 22,000 | 39.9 | 45.3 |
| Cervix uteri | 11,000 | (x) | 11,000 | 73.6 | 73.7 |
If you exclude lung cancer, the five-year survival rate for all other types of cancer combined is 76.5%
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