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For patients diagnosed with cancer in 2013, 69.3% survived the cancer for at least five years.
Background
Advances in the ways that cancer is diagnosed and treated have increased the number of people who live for long periods of time after a cancer diagnosis. This report looks at trends in 5-year survival rates for cancer, a common timeframe used by statisticians to measure survival rates. It is important to note that while many people may live without evidence of cancer during and beyond this period, some people may live long-term with their cancer, or experience a recurrence or progression of their cancer.
Measure
Five-year relative cancer survival: The proportion of patients surviving cancer 5 years after diagnosis calculated in the absence of other causes of death. The relative survival ratio is defined as the observed survival in the patient group divided by the expected survival of a comparable group from the general population. This ratio represents survivors that are expected if cancer were the only cause of death in the cohort.
Healthy People 2030 Target
- The Healthy People 2030 Target for survival is pending revisions. This measure will be updated once the Healthy People 2030 target is finalized.
Healthy People 2030 is a set of goals set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Data Source
SEER Program, National Cancer Institute, 1975–2013 with follow-up through 2018.
Trends and Most Recent Estimates
All Cancer Sites Combined
By Sex
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
Both Sexes
|
69.3 | 69.0 - 69.6 |
Male
|
67.6 | 67.1 - 68.1 | |
Female
|
71.0 | 70.5 - 71.4 | |
By Race/Ethnicity
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
All Races
|
67.1 | 66.9 - 67.3 |
White
|
67.4 | 67.2 - 67.6 | |
Black
|
62.3 | 61.7 - 62.8 | |
Hispanic
|
65.9 | 65.4 - 66.5 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
64.7 | 64.0 - 65.4 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native
|
60.2 | 57.4 - 62.9 | |
Top 4 Cancer Sites
Comparison of Top Cancer Sites
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
Colon and Rectum
|
66.1 | 64.9 - 67.2 |
Lung and Bronchus
|
22.0 | 21.2 - 22.8 | |
Female Breast
|
91.8 | 91.2 - 92.4 | |
Prostate
|
97.9 | 97.2 - 98.4 | |
Colon and Rectum Cancer by Sex
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
Both Sexes
|
66.1 | 64.9 - 67.2 |
Male
|
65.3 | 63.7 - 66.9 | |
Female
|
67.0 | 65.3 - 68.6 | |
Colon and Rectum Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
All Races
|
64.3 | 63.7 - 65.0 |
White
|
64.8 | 64.0 - 65.5 | |
Black
|
58.7 | 56.8 - 60.5 | |
Hispanic
|
62.4 | 60.5 - 64.2 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
65.1 | 63.0 - 67.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native
|
69.3 | 60.6 - 76.5 | |
Lung and Bronchus Cancer by Sex
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
Both Sexes
|
22.0 | 21.2 - 22.8 |
Male
|
17.3 | 16.3 - 18.4 | |
Female
|
26.9 | 25.7 - 28.2 | |
Lung and Bronchus Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
All Races
|
20.3 | 19.9 - 20.8 |
White
|
20.3 | 19.8 - 20.8 | |
Black
|
18.4 | 17.2 - 19.7 | |
Hispanic
|
18.9 | 17.2 - 20.6 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
22.4 | 20.7 - 24.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native
|
18.2 | 12.0 - 25.6 | |
Female Breast Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
All Races
|
90.3 | 89.9 - 90.7 |
White
|
91.5 | 91.1 - 91.9 | |
Black
|
81.4 | 80.1 - 82.6 | |
Hispanic
|
88.5 | 87.5 - 89.4 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
90.8 | 89.8 - 91.8 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native
|
89.3 | 83.0 - 93.3 | |
Prostate Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
| Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|
All Races
|
97.1 | 96.7 - 97.4 |
White
|
96.9 | 96.4 - 97.3 | |
Black
|
95.8 | 94.7 - 96.7 | |
Hispanic
|
94.1 | 92.7 - 95.2 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
95.8 | 93.9 - 97.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native
|
90.5 | 76.9 - 96.3 | |
Additional Information on Survival
- Survivorship. National Cancer Institute.
- Office of Cancer Survivorship: Resources and Information for Health Care Professionals. National Cancer Institute.
- Resources for Health Professionals. National Cancer Institute.
- Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. National Cancer Institute.
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review. National Cancer Institute.
- SEER*Explorer: An interactive website that provides easy access to a wide range of SEER cancer statistics. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute.
- Cancer Facts and Figures. American Cancer Society.