TABLE 2.
5-year relative survival (percentage) after cancer diagnosis,* by race, sex, primary site, and age group — National Program of Cancer Registries, United States†
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| Characteristic | Overall | Males | Females | Overall | Males | Females | Overall | Males | Females |
| All sites | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 57 |
| Prostate | NA | 97 | NA | NA | 97 | NA | NA | 96 | NA |
| Female breast | NA | NA | 88 | NA | NA | 89 | NA | NA | 79 |
| Lung and bronchus | 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| Colon and rectum | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 59 |
| Cervix uteri | NA | NA | 68 | NA | NA | 69 | NA | NA | 58 |
| Age group at diagnosis (yrs) | |||||||||
| 0–44 | 81 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 85 | 70 | 63 | 74 |
| 45–54 | 71 | 66 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 65 |
| 55–64 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 59 |
| 65–74 | 64 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 66 | 52 |
| ≥75 | 52 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 40 |
Abbreviation: NA = not available.
*
Based on cases diagnosed during 2003–2010 and follow-up of patients through 2010.
†
Compiled from 30 cancer registries that met data quality criteria for survival analysis, covering approximately 71% of the U.S. population.