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Introduction
Advances in the ways that cancer is diagnosed and treated have increased the number of people who live disease-free for long periods of time. This report looks at trends in 5-year survival rates for cancer, the time period traditionally associated with good prognosis. However, some people will experience a recurrence of their cancer after 5 years.
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. This percentage is the proportion of observed cancer survivors in a cohort of cancer patients relative to the proportion of expected survivors.
Healthy People 2020 Target
- Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis to 71.7 percent.
Healthy People 2020 is a set of goals set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Note: Goals are indicated as blue line on Detailed Trend Graphs.
Data Source
SEER Program, National Cancer Institute, 1975–2012 with follow-up through 2017.
Trends and Most Recent Estimates
All Cancer Sites Combined
By Sex
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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Both Sexes![]() |
69.0 | 68.7 - 69.3 |
Male![]() |
67.8 | 67.4 - 68.3 | |
Female![]() |
70.1 | 69.7 - 70.6 |
By Race/Ethnicity
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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All Races![]() |
68.4 | 68.2 - 68.7 |
White![]() |
69.1 | 68.8 - 69.4 | |
Black![]() |
63.2 | 62.4 - 64.1 | |
Hispanic![]() |
65.7 | 64.9 - 66.5 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander![]() |
65.0 | 64.2 - 65.8 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native![]() |
63.2 | 59.8 - 66.5 |
Top 4 Cancer Sites
Comparison of Top Cancer Sites
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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Colon and Rectum![]() |
65.5 | 64.3 - 66.6 |
Lung and Bronchus![]() |
19.9 | 19.1 - 20.7 | |
Female Breast![]() |
91.2 | 90.6 - 91.8 | |
Prostate![]() |
98.1 | 97.4 - 98.7 |
Colon and Rectum Cancer by Sex
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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Both Sexes![]() |
65.5 | 64.3 - 66.6 |
Male![]() |
65.5 | 63.9 - 67.1 | |
Female![]() |
65.5 | 63.8 - 67.1 |
Colon and Rectum Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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All Races![]() |
65.2 | 64.2 - 66.1 |
White![]() |
65.2 | 64.0 - 66.3 | |
Black![]() |
59.1 | 56.2 - 61.9 | |
Hispanic![]() |
62.2 | 59.5 - 64.7 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander![]() |
68.7 | 66.1 - 71.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native![]() |
61.3 | 51.1 - 70.0 |
Lung and Bronchus Cancer by Sex
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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Both Sexes![]() |
19.9 | 19.1 - 20.7 |
Male![]() |
16.8 | 15.8 - 17.8 | |
Female![]() |
23.2 | 22.0 - 24.4 |
Lung and Bronchus Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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All Races![]() |
19.6 | 18.9 - 20.3 |
White![]() |
19.6 | 18.8 - 20.3 | |
Black![]() |
17.5 | 15.7 - 19.3 | |
Hispanic![]() |
18.4 | 15.9 - 21.0 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander![]() |
21.6 | 19.5 - 23.8 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native![]() |
21.3 | 13.0 - 31.0 |
Female Breast Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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All Races![]() |
90.7 | 90.2 - 91.2 |
White![]() |
91.2 | 90.6 - 91.8 | |
Black![]() |
85.0 | 83.1 - 86.6 | |
Hispanic![]() |
88.2 | 86.6 - 89.6 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander![]() |
92.2 | 90.9 - 93.4 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native![]() |
88.0 | 79.9 - 93.0 |
Prostate Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
Overview Graph | Detailed Trend Graphs | Most Recent Estimates (2012) | |
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Percent surviving | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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All Races![]() |
97.9 | 97.3 - 98.4 |
White![]() |
97.8 | 97.1 - 98.4 | |
Black![]() |
96.8 | 95.0 - 98.0 | |
Hispanic![]() |
95.0 | 93.1 - 96.4 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander![]() |
95.5 | 93.1 - 97.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native![]() |
86.6 | 67.9 - 94.8 |
Additional Information on Survival
For the public
- Survivorship. National Cancer Institute.
For health professionals
- Office of Cancer Survivorship: Resources and Information for Health Care Professionals. National Cancer Institute.
- Resources for Health Professionals. National Cancer Institute.
Scientific reports
- Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. National Cancer Institute.
Statistics
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review. National Cancer Institute.
- SEER Fast Stats: An interactive tool for access to SEER cancer statistics. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute.
- Cancer Facts and Figures. American Cancer Society.