Rectal cancer survival rates vary, but these statistics will give you a general idea of rectal cancer survival rates for people who live in Norway. The five-year survival rate represents the percentage of patients alive five years after their initial rectal cancer diagnosis.
Five-Year Survival Statistics:
- Duke's A / Stage 1 Rectal Cancer: 69%
- Duke's B / Stage 2 Rectal Cancer: 62%
- Duke's C / Stage 3 Rectal Cancer: 59%
These rectal cancer survival statistics were derived from a study published in the journal
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. The researchers examined data from apprximately 2,100 patients who had undergone total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.
Source: Wybe, A. and Syse, A. "Oncological Outcomes After Total Mesorectal Excision for Cure for Cancer of the Lower Rectum: Anterior vs Abdominoperineal Resection." Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 47.1 (Jan. 2004): 48-58. PubMed. 20 Aug. 2006 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14719151&dopt=Abstract].
