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. 2022 Sep 16;17(9):e0274703. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703

Table 2. Five-year survival rates by cancer type and by incarceration status at cancer diagnosis.

Cancer type Incarcerated 12-months post release Never incarcerated
Rate% (95%CI) Rate% (95%CI) Rate% (95%CI)
Breast 60.0 (16.9–100.0) 81.8 (64.2–99.4) 89.5 (89.5–89.5)
Gastrointestinal 43.2 (27.5–58.9) 27.8 (18.0–37.6) 47.5 (47.5–47.5)
Thoracic 42.3 (22.7–61.9) 24.1 (10.4–37.8) 28.5 (28.5–28.5)
Male Reproductive 91.8 (80.0–100.0) 100.0 (100.0–100.0) 92.2 (92.2–92.2)
Leukemia & Lymphoma 66.0 (46.4–85.6) 75.5 (57.9–93.1) 68.6 (68.6–68.6)
Genitourinary (non-reproductive) 62.5 (29.2–95.8) 70.0 (50.4–89.6) 67.0 (67.0–67.0)
Skin 100.0 (100.0–100.0) 100.0 (100.0–100.0) 88.5 (88.5–88.5)
Head and Neck 72.1 (52.5–91.7) 76.5 (60.8–92.2) 82.9 (82.9–82.9)
Female Reproductive 100.0 (100.0–100.0) 50.0 (10.8–89.2) 71.3 (71.3–71.3)
Central Nervous System 0 (0.0–0.0) 66.7 (13.8–100.0) 38.8 (36.8–40.8)
Sarcoma 66.7 (29.5–100.0) 81.8 (50.4–100.0) 66.9 (64.9–68.9)
Other 73.3 (41.9–100.0) 42.9 (5.7–80.1) 54.9 (52.9–56.9)
Screenable cancers* 67.4 (53.4–81.5) 77.6 (69.5–85.6) 85.2 (84.9–85.5)
Non Screenable cancers 56.8 (49.0–64.6) 49.8 (12.6–87.1) 55.7 (53.7–57.6)
Total 63.2 (55.4–71.0) 54.6 (46.8–62.4) 67.2 (67.0–67.4)

Note: 95%CI = 95 percent confidence interval

* screenable cancer types include breast, colorectal, cervical, and prostate.