Table 1.
Comparative survival and surgery statistics for various cancers. Sources: SEER (https://seer.cancer.gov/), [4], [5], [6], [7], [12].
| Primary Tumor | Overall 5 yr survival (%) | Overall 5 yr survival with distant disease at diagnosis (%) | OS Decrease with distant disease (% of 5y OS) | Distant disease at diagnosis (%) | Incidence of Bone Metastases (%) | Frequency of SRE (%) | Incidence of Surgery for Bone Metastases (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renal | 73.9 | 12.3 | 61.6 (83%) | 13.5 | 20–25 | 34 | 29 |
| Prostate | 98.4 | 30.1 | 68.3 (69%) | 5.8 | 65–75 | 49 | 4 |
| Breast | 87.5 | 31.5 | 56 (64%) | 5.7 | 65–75 | 68 | 11 |
| Lung | 17.8 | 4.5 | 13.3 (74%) | 50.8 | 30–40 | 53 | 9 |
| Thyroid | 97.8 | 54.8 | 43 (44%) | 3.6 | 60 | 5 | 40 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 47.7 | 46.5 | 1.2 (2.5%) | 95.2 | N/A | 51 | 4 |