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Table 2
Predicted five-year relative survival ratios (RSR), by type of cancer and age group, population aged 15 to 99 at diagnosis, Canada excluding Quebec, 2004 to 2006

Type of cancer Age group (years)
15 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 99
RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval RSR % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
All cancers 81 81 82 71 71 72 67 67 68 61 61 62 49 49 49
Oral cavity and pharynx 82 79 84 71 68 73 62 60 65 56 53 58 53 50 57
Esophagus 18 12 26 16 12 20 16 13 18 14 12 16 10 8 12
Stomach 35 30 40 28 24 31 28 25 31 26 24 28 18 17 20
Colorectal 67 64 69 65 64 67 68 66 69 65 64 66 58 57 60
Liver 40 32 48 29 25 34 19 16 23 14 12 17 8 6 11
Pancreas 23 18 29 11 9 14 8 7 10 5 4 6 4 3 5
Larynx 82 70 90 70 64 75 66 62 69 60 56 64 63 57 69
Lung and bronchus 28 25 31 20 19 22 19 18 19 16 15 17 11 11 12
Skin melanoma 93 92 94 92 90 93 90 88 91 87 85 89 85 82 88
Breast 87 86 88 89 89 90 90 89 90 90 89 91 82 80 83
Cervix uteri 84 82 86 71 68 74 69 65 74 57 51 62 42 36 49
Corpus uteri 89 87 92 92 91 94 89 88 90 82 80 84 76 73 79
Ovary 73 70 76 57 54 60 44 41 46 32 30 35 20 18 23
Prostate 94 89 97 96 95 97 98 98 98 99 98 99 90 89 91
Testis 96 95 97 95 91 97 91 80 97 - - - - - -
Bladder (including in situ) 87 83 91 82 79 84 80 79 82 76 74 78 64 62 66
Kidney and renal pelvis 85 82 87 75 73 77 71 69 73 65 63 67 54 51 56
Brain 58 55 61 27 24 31 13 11 15 9 7 11 4 2 5
Thyroid 100 99 100 99 98 100 98 96 99 94 91 97 86 79 92
Hodgkin lymphoma 95 93 96 86 81 90 81 74 87 57 48 65 41 31 51
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 78 76 80 76 74 78 72 70 73 59 57 61 45 43 47
Multiple myeloma 64 55 71 61 56 65 50 46 53 34 31 37 21 19 24
Leukemias 68 65 70 71 68 74 66 64 69 55 52 57 38 36 40
- standard error > 0.05
Source: Canadian Cancer Registry, Statistics Canada and Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries.
Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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