Table 2.

One, three and five-year relative survival (%) and median survival (months) for colorectal cancer patients

Cancer location	Relative survival rates (%)	Median survival (months)
	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
Colorectal cancer (n = 1212)		42.00 (35.42–48.58)
1 year	74.92 (72.38–77.26)
3 years	53.13 (50.20–55.97)
5 years	42.85 (39.81, 45.84)
Colon cancer (n = 596)a		42.00 (31.11–52.89)
1 year	77.52 (73.95–80.66)
3 years	55.04 (50.81–59.07)
5 years	45.00 (40.59–49.31)
Rectal cancer (n = 552)a		41.00 (32.34–49.66)
1 year	74.09 (70.23–77.54)
3 years	52.47 (48.13–56.62)
5 years	41.26 (36.82–45.64)

^a Total did not add up to 1212 as there were 64 unknown cases