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Table 1
Predicted relative survival ratios, by type of cancer and survival duration, population aged 15 to 99 at diagnosis, Canada excluding Quebec, 2004 to 2006

Type of cancer Survival duration
One-year Three-year Five-year Ten-year
RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
All cancers 76 76 76 66 66 66 62 62 62 58 58 58
Oral cavity and pharynx 82 81 83 67 66 68 63 61 64 55 54 57
Esophagus 37 36 39 17 15 18 13 12 15 11 10 12
Stomach 47 45 48 28 27 29 24 23 25 22 21 23
Colorectal 81 81 82 69 68 69 63 63 64 61 60 61
Liver 40 38 41 23 22 25 18 16 19 15 13 16
Pancreas 21 21 22 8 8 9 6 6 7 6 5 6
Larynx 85 83 87 71 69 73 64 62 66 53 50 56
Lung and bronchus 39 39 39 20 20 20 16 15 16 12 11 12
Skin melanoma 97 97 97 92 91 92 89 89 90 88 87 89
Breast 97 97 97 91 91 92 88 87 88 82 81 82
Cervix uteri 88 87 89 76 75 78 73 71 74 70 68 71
Corpus uteri 94 93 95 88 87 89 85 85 86 84 83 85
Ovary 74 73 76 53 52 55 42 41 44 35 33 36
Prostate 98 98 99 97 96 97 96 96 97 95 94 96
Testis 98 97 98 96 95 97 95 94 96 95 94 96
Bladder (including in situ) 86 85 86 77 76 78 73 72 74 69 67 70
Kidney and renal pelvis 79 78 80 71 70 72 67 66 68 63 62 64
Brain 46 44 47 27 26 28 23 21 24 18 17 19
Thyroid 98 98 99 98 97 98 98 97 98 97 96 98
Hodgkin lymphoma 92 90 93 87 86 89 85 83 87 80 78 82
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 78 77 79 68 68 69 63 62 64 54 53 55
Multiple myeloma 73 71 74 50 49 52 37 35 38 22 20 24
Leukemias 70 69 71 61 59 62 55 54 56 46 44 47
RSR: Relative survival ratio
Source: Canadian Cancer Registry, Statistics Canada and Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries.
Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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