Cancer 5-year survival rate Overall 66.4% Highest is prostate cancer 98.8% December 14, 4:15
The National Cancer Center announced that the latest 5-year survival rate for cancer patients nationwide was 66.4%. The center's website also shows data for each hospital, which is helpful for patients to know the characteristics of the hospital.
The National Cancer Center analyzed data from approximately 650,000 people diagnosed with cancer in 318 facilities such as cancer base hospitals nationwide during the two years up to 2011.
As a result, the overall survival rate after 5 years, which is an index for measuring the effectiveness of cancer treatment, was 66.4%.
By type of cancer,
▽ The survival rate was 98.8% for prostate cancer,
▽ Next, women's breast cancer is 92.2%,
▽ Uterine cancer 82.2%,
▽ pharyngeal cancer 80.6%,
▽ Kidney cancer is 80.1%,
▽ Cervical cancer is 75.0%,
▽ Colorectal cancer is 72.6%,
▽ stomach cancer 71.4%,
▽ Bladder cancer is 68.4%.
on the other hand,
▽ The lowest was pancreatic cancer, 9.8%,
▽ Next, gallbladder cancer is 29.3%,
▽ Liver cancer 40.4%,
▽ Lung cancer is 41.4%,
▽ Esophageal cancer is 45.7%,
▽ 49.0% of renal pelvic cancer.
For five types of cancer, such as colorectal cancer and gastric cancer, for the first time, the 5-year survival rate for each type of cancer and stage is given by patient age,
For example, in stage 3 of colorectal cancer,
▽ In the case of 50s, 82.5%
▽ It is 65.1% when we are over 80s.
For the same five types of cancer, data on the survival rate by stage for each hospital is also available and can be confirmed on the National Cancer Center website.
Although the center tends to have a lower survival rate in hospitals that treat difficult-to-treat patients, it cannot be simply compared, but it can be used as a reference for knowing the characteristics of the hospital.
“There are some patients who are worried when looking at the numbers alone. I would like you to consult at the Consultation Support Center in our base hospital. "