What Does the 5-Year Survival Rate for Uterine Cancer Mean?
Survival rates show the percentage of women who live for a specific length of time after their doctor finds the cancer. The rates are specific to women with a certain type and stage of cancer. Often, statistics refer to the 5-year survival rate. That’s the percentage of women who are living 5 years after diagnosis. These are the women it includes. • Women who are free of disease • Women who have few or no signs or symptoms of cancer • Women who are being treated for cancer Many women included in the 5-year rate live much longer than 5 years. Also, because the statistic is based on women diagnosed 5 or more years ago, it’s possible the outlook could be better today. Women who are more recently diagnosed often have a more favorable outlook. That’s because of changes in the way cancer is treated. Survival rates are based on large groups of women. They cannot be used to predict what will happen to a particular woman. No 2 women are exactly alike, and treatment and responses to treatment va
