Status: Baseline only
Most Recent Data:
64.1
percent
(2014)
Target:
66.2
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
64.1
percent of persons with cancer were living 5 years or longer after diagnosis and were followed up to determine their status in 2014
Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis
Data Sources: National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI
Summary
Cancer survival rates are an important way to measure the success of efforts to improve health outcomes for people with cancer. Although survival rates have increased over time, racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, biologic, and geographic disparities remain. Developing effective targeted therapies and using preventive strategies for all groups are key to helping people with cancer live longer.
Topic: Cancer
Workgroup: Cancer Workgroup
