Survival rate of cancer patients after 5 years slightly improved to 64.1% at 1:37 on April 15th

The latest five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with cancer was 64.1%, an improvement of 2 points over the previous survey, a research group at the National Cancer Center said. The research group analyzes that it is due to advances in cancer treatment technology.

The National Cancer Center analyzed data from more than 590,000 people in 22 prefectures diagnosed with cancer during the three years up to 2011.

As a result, the overall survival rate after 5 years, which is an index for measuring the effects of cancer medical treatment, was 64.1%, which is an improvement of 2 points compared to the result of the previous 3 years up to 2008.

Looking at each type of cancer,
▽ The highest rate of prostate cancer 99.1%
▽ Next, thyroid cancer was 94.7%
▽ Skin cancer is 94.6%
▽ Women's breast cancer is 92.3%
▽ Laryngeal cancer is 81.8%.

on the other hand,
▽ Lowest pancreatic cancer 8.5%
▽ Next, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer are 24.5%.
▽ Lung cancer is 34.9%
▽ Cancers such as brain tumors account for 35.6%.

The research group analyzed that the survival rate improved because the number of patients with good treatment results such as prostate cancer is increasing, and that the diagnosis and treatment technologies have advanced. doing.

On the website of the National Cancer Center, you can also see survival data summarized by cancer site by region.

Tomohiro Matsuda, Head of the National Cancer Registry Office at the National Cancer Center said, "It is not a statistical value for each patient, but it is a statistical number to see the extent of medical progress, but medical progress is steadily progressing. I want you to think that some types of cancer are curable diseases. Please consult with your doctor about treatment. ”

Survival rate by cancer type and progression

According to the research group of the National Cancer Center, for cancers with a large number of patients, "localization" where the cancer stays in one organ or tissue, "region" where it spreads to the surrounding organs, etc. The 5-year survival rate is summarized for each of these three stages, "remote" that has metastasized to an organ.

▼ All parts ▽ Limited 92.4%,
▽ Area 58.1%
▽ Remote 15.7%
▽ Unknown 47.8%
▽ Overall 64.1%

▼ Stomach cancer ▽ Limited 96.7%
▽ Area 51.9%
▽ Remote 6.6%
▽ Unknown 34.7%
▽ Overall 66.6%

▼ Colorectal cancer ▽ Limited 97.3%
▽ Area 75.3%
▽ Remote 17.3%
▽ Unknown 49.0%
▽ Total 71.4%

▼ Liver cancer / Intrahepatic bile duct cancer ▽ Limited 51.6%
▽ Area 15.4%
▽ Remote 3.1%
▽ Unknown 23.5%
▽ Overall 35.8%

▼ Lung cancer ▽ Limited 83.5%
▽ Area 31.1%
▽ Remote 6.4%
▽ Unknown 15.4%
▽ Overall 34.9%

▼ Breast cancer ▽ Limited 99.3%
▽ Area 90.0%
▽ Remote 39.3%
▽ Unknown 81.1%
▽ Overall 92.3%

Cervical cancer ▽ limited 95.7%
▽ Area 66.8%
▽ Remote 22.5%
▽ Unknown 69.7%
▽ Total 76.5%

▼ Endometrial cancer ▽ Limited 95.7%
▽ Area 73.2%
▽ Remote 20.1%
▽ Unknown 60.0%
▽ Total 81.3%

▼ Prostate cancer ▽ Limited 100.0%
▽ Area 99.2%
▽ Remote 53.4%
▽ Unknown 93.4%
▽ Total 99.1%

For the following cancers, only the overall 5-year survival rate is summarized, not by progression.

▼ Thyroid cancer 94.7%
▼ Skin cancer 94.6%
▼ Laryngeal cancer 81.8%
▼ Bladder cancer 73.3%
▼ Kidney and urinary tract cancer 68.6%
▼ Malignant lymphoma 67.5%
▼ Oral cancer / pharyngeal cancer 63.5%
▼ Ovarian cancer 60.0%
▼ Leukemia 44.0%
▼ Multiple myeloma 42.8%
▼ Esophageal cancer 41.5%
▼ Brain tumors and other cancers 35.6%
▼ Gallbladder cancer / Bile duct cancer 24.5%
▼ Pancreatic cancer 8.5%

You can see a report that summarizes detailed information such as regional data from the following sites.
National Cancer Research Center “National Cancer Incident Monitoring Aggregation”. "Https://ganjoho.jp/reg_stat/statistics/brochure/monitoring.html".

Also, here is the "Cancer Information Service" website that contains information on the latest cancer treatment methods, base hospitals throughout Japan, and consultation support centers.
"Ganjoho.jp".