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Survival rates can give you an idea of what percentage of people with the same type and stage of cancer are still alive a certain amount of time (usually 5 years) after they were diagnosed. They can’t tell you how long you will live, but they may help give you a better understanding of how likely it is that your treatment will be successful. Keep in mind that survival rates are estimates and are often based on previous outcomes of large numbers of people who had a specific cancer, but they can’t predict what will happen in any particular person’s case. These statistics can be confusing and may lead you to have more questions. Your doctor is familiar with your situation; ask how these numbers may apply to you. What is a 5-year relative survival rate?A relative survival rate compares people with the same type and stage of cancer to people in the overall population. For example, if the 5-year relative survival rate for a specific stage of cancer is 90%, it means that people who have that cancer are, on average, about 90% as likely as people who don’t have that cancer to live for at least 5 years after being diagnosed. Where do these numbers come from?The American Cancer Society relies on information from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, maintained by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to provide survival statistics for different types of cancer. The SEER database tracks 5-year relative survival rates for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers in the United States, based on how far the cancer has spread. The SEER database, however, does not group cancers by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.). Instead, it groups cancers into localized, regional, and distant stages:
5-year relative survival rates for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancersThese numbers are based on people diagnosed with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer between 2011 and 2017. Lip
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Understanding the numbers
American Cancer Society medical information is copyrighted material. For reprint requests, please see our Content Usage Policy. Can you survive stage 4 neck cancer?This means the cancer has spread to nearby tissue, one or more lymph nodes on the neck, or other parts of the body beyond the throat. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) , the 5-year relative survival rate for the most advanced stage of throat cancer is 39.1 percent.
What is the last stage of neck cancer?Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
Stage IV is the most advanced stage of head and neck cancer. The tumor may be any size, but it has spread to: nearby tissue or other areas of the head and neck.
What is the life expectancy of head and neck cancer patients?For all head and neck cancer subtypes, one-year survival falls between 1 and 5 years after diagnosis, though the gradient of the fall varies between subtypes. For most head and neck cancer subtypes, one-year survival falls between 5 and 10 years after diagnosis.
Is there any chance of surviving Stage 4 cancer?In most cases, how stage 4 cancer is likely to progress (its prognosis) depends on the type of cancer. Some advanced cancers are very aggressive and fast-growing.
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