Survival rates for prostate cancer

The American Cancer Society has updated its survival rates statistic in March 2014 as follows:

According to the most recent data, when including all stages of prostate cancer:

•                         The relative 5-year survival rate is almost 100%

•                         The relative 10-year survival rate is 99%

•                         The 15-year relative survival rate is 94%

(Relative survival rate is calculated with death removed from all other causes except death from cancer after diagnosis.)

Keep in mind that just as 5-year survival rates are based on patients diagnosed and first treated more than 5 years ago,10-year survival rates are based on patients diagnosed more than 10 years ago (and 15-year survival rates are based on patients diagnosed at least 15years ago).

5-year relative survival by stage at the time of diagnosis

Stage	5-year relative survival rate
local	nearly 100%
regional	nearly 100%
distant	28%

Visit cancer.org website below:


http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-survival-rates

Survival rates are getting progressively better. Good luck.

Take care

Allen Lai