cancer survival is measured based on the large scale of people with the same condition / disease. Patients must keep in mind that no two cases are alike and the results of the study, although reliable, may not be exactly the same with yours.
cancer survival rate is the average percentage of patients to extend their life up to 5 years soon after the diagnosis was confirmed. This does not mean that all those who participated in the study had the same chances. Some of them actually lived longer than 5 or 10 years, despite the cancer.
before the cancer is detected, the better prognosis and a higher cancer survival rates. This is true not only for cancer but for most cancers. If your doctor has told you that you only have 50% chance to live, it could mean two things - in five years, you might live less than 2 and a half years or more
.There was a study reporting that cancer is more common in African-American, but white America. Cancer survival rate is also higher among the latter rather than the former.
in five years:
white women have about 86% survival rate.
African American women have about 61% survival rate.
Although the reason has not been determined, researchers believe it has something to do with a larger number of pregnancies (gravida) African American women compared with their Caucasian counterparts. Food choices and lifestyle preferences are also somewhat related to this problem.
In most cancers, early stage, higher survival rate. In stage 0 or 1, the survival rate of cancer at its highest at 96%. When the cancer reaches stage 2 or 3, expecting a lower survival rate at 66%. This will drastically reduce the final stage when the cancer has spread to other organs in the body, such as the ovaries, intestines, liver, etc. In stage 4, the survival rate of May just be as low as 25 percent, which is U5-year period of technical only about a year and a couple of months.
Fortunately, most cases of cervical cancer are detected even stage 1, when the cancer has not flourished and it is easier to remove. Only about 16% of patients are diagnosed when the cancer is already in its third stage and a smaller number of the diagnosis on the 4th degree. Thus, treatment of May and still be able to help a patient survive to five years more.