Ovarian cancer survival statistics

As with most cancers, survival for ovarian cancer is improving. One-year age-standardised Open a glossary item net survival has increased from 44% during 1971-1972 to 72% during 2010-2011 in England and Wales – an absolute survival difference Open a glossary item of 29 percentage points.[1] Much of this increase can be attributed to the greater use of platinum-based chemotherapy.[2]

Ovarian Cancer (C56 and C57.0-C57.7), Age-Standardised One-Year Net Survival, Women (Aged 15-99), England and Wales, 1971-2011

Five-year age-standardised net survival for ovarian cancer has increased from 21% during 1971-1972 to a predicted survival of 46% during 2010-2011 in England and Wales – an absolute survival difference of 26 percentage points.[1] Wider access to optimal primary treatment and greater determination to treat recurrent disease is likely to have contributed to the increase.[2]

Ovarian Cancer (C56 and C57.0-C57.7), Age-Standardised Five-Year Net Survival, Women (Aged 15-99), England and Wales, 1971-2011

Five-year survival for 2010-2011 is predicted  using an excess hazard statistical model

Ten-year survival has increased by a lesser amount than one- and five-year survival since the early 1970s. Ten-year age-standardised net survival for ovarian cancer has increased from 18% during 1971-1972 to a predicted survival of 35% during 2010-2011 in England and Wales – an absolute survival difference of 16 percentage points.[1] Overall, more than a third of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer today are predicted to survive their disease for at least ten years.

Ovarian Cancer (C56 and C57.0-C57.7), Age-Standardised Ten-Year Net Survival, Women (Aged 15-99), England and Wales, 1971-2011

Ten-year survival for 2005-2006 and 2010-2011 is predicted using an excess hazard statistical model

See also

Ovarian cancer incidence trends over time

Ovarian cancer mortality trends over time

Cancer survival statistics for common cancers in the UK

References

  1. Data were provided by London School of Hygiene and Tropical  Medicine on request, 2014.
  2. Kitchener HC. Survival from cancer of the ovary in England and Wales up to  2001. Br J Cancer 2008;99 Suppl 1:S73-4.

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Data is for: England and Wales, 1971-2011, ICD-10 C56 and C57.0-C57.7

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