Survival Statistics for Colorectal Cancer

The average survival rate for people five years after diagnosis with colorectal cancer is:

• 62% in Korea
  
• 61% in the United States
  
• 76% in Victoria, Australia

In Korea, the survival rate for people five years after initial diagnosis with:

• Stage 1 colorectal cancer is 90%
  
• Stage 2 colorectal cancer is 75%
  
• Stage 3 colorectal cancer is 49%

In the United States, the survival rate for people five years after initial diagnosis with:

• Stage 1 colorectal cancer is 96%
  
• Stage 2 colorectal cancer is 87%
  
• Stage 3 colorectal cancer is 55%
  
• Stage 4 colorectal cancer is 5%

In Victoria, Australia, the survival rate for people five years after initial diagnosis with:

• Stage 1 colorectal cancer is 90%
  
• Stage 2 colorectal cancer is 87%
  
• Stage 3 colorectal cancer is 57%

The average survival rate for people five years after initial diagnosis with:

• Low-grade MALT lymphoma of the bowel is 44% - 75%
  
• High-grade MALT lymphoma of the bowel is 25% - 37%
  
• Large B cell lymphoma of the bowel is 25% - 67%

The average survival rate for people five years after initial diagnosis with signet ring cell of the colon or rectum is:

• 19% in Europe
  
• 15% in Germany
  
• 18% in the United States

_Sources:

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2. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2002;72:352-356. Survival from Colorectal Cancer in Victoria: 10-Year Follow-Up of the 1987 Management Survey.
   
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6. VA Medical Center of Houston. Hematology-Oncology Section.
   
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