over all and 5 yr survival rates cancer


Since 1950 the overall heart disease death rates
have gone from 587/100,000 to 240/100,000, and from stroke
from 181 to 56. Cancer death rates have not changed,
193/100,000

5 yr survival differ for each cancer depending on whether
is remains localized, spreads locally or generally.

For the various types of cancers the 5 yr survival rates
are
remains local regional spreading general

breast 87% 66% 23%

rectal 90% 66% 9%

Liver 16% 6% 2%

Lung 49% 16% 2%

Melanoma 90% 60% 14%

Ovary 95% 72% 31%

Pancreas 17% 7% 2%

Prostate 100% -- 34%

Testis 99% 95% 73%

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