Cervical Cancer Survival
There
are many different factors that will affect prognosis of cervical cancer
including the stage of cancer, age and health of the patient.
The
number of people who beat cancer depends largely on their stage of cancer and
their age.
Cervical
Cancer tends to appear during midlife. Over half of the women diagnosed
are between the ages of 35 and 55. It rarely occurs in women under 20 and
only 20% of the infected women are over 65 years of age.
Hispanic
women have the greatest instance of cervical cancer, more than twice that in
non-Hispanic white women. African-American women develop cancer 50% more
often than non-Hispanic white women.
The
earliest stage of cervical cancer is stage 0. This is the precancerous
stage and just about every woman diagnosed and treated during this stage will
be cured. The 5-year survival rate for this stage is 92%. The 5-year
survival rate is the percentage of patients who live at least five years after
their initial treatment. Of course, many people live much longer than the
five years.
During
stage 1A, 95% of affected women will be alive five years after being
diagnosed. For stage 1B, between 85 and 90% of diagnosed women will remain
alive. This does not include women with cancer in their lymph nodes.
For
stage IIA, between 75 and 80% of women will be alive five years after being
diagnosed. The statistics hovers around 75% for stage IIB.
Stage
III survival rates is around 50% for both groups (stage IIIA and IIIB).
Stage
IV is the most advanced stage. Only 20% of stage IVA survives after 5
years with stage IVB at less than 10%.
Overall,
about 7 out of 10 women or 70% will remain alive 5 years after
diagnosis. Younger women have a higher survival rate than older women.
Some
studies indicate that adding chemotherapy to treatment plans increases survival
rates by 50% for locally invasive cervical cancer.
The
survival rate in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. are high due to early detection by the increased
usage of the PAP smear test. Many developing nations have an overall
survival rate of less than 40%.
There
is overwhelming evidence that if detected and treated early, a woman can expect
a full and complete recovery from cervical cancer.
Resources/Links:
Survival Statistics (Cancerresearch UK)
Cervcial Cancer Survival Rates (About.com)
This page was last updated:
April 10, 2007
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