Bladder Cancer Statistics: Survival
Survival rates can be calculated by different methods for different purposes. The survival rates presented here are based on the relative survival rate. The relative survival rate measures the survival of
bladder cancer patients in comparison to the general population to estimate the effect of cancer. The overall 5-year relative
bladder cancer survival rate from 1995 to 2001 was 81.8 percent. The 5-year relative bladder cancer survival rates by race and sex were:
- 84.3 percent for Caucasian men
- 78.6 percent for Caucasian women
- 69.7 percent for African American men
- 53.9 percent for African American women.
Bladder Cancer Statistics: Stage
- 75 percent of urinary bladder cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage)
- 19 percent of urinary bladder cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site
- 3 percent of urinary bladder cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage)
- 3 percent of urinary bladder cancer cases had staging information that was unknown.
The corresponding 5-year relative bladder cancer survival rates were:
- 94.2 percent for localized
- 48.4 percent for regional
- 6.2 percent for distant
- 61.1 percent for unstaged.
Bladder Cancer Statistics: Lifetime Risk
Based on rates from 2000 to 2002, 2.28 percent of men and women (or 1 in 44 men and women) born today will be diagnosed with bladder cancer at some time during their lifetime. These statistics are called the lifetime risk of developing bladder cancer. Sometimes it is more useful to look at the probability of developing bladder cancer between two age groups. For example, 1.19 percent of men will develop bladder cancer between their 50th and 70th birthdays compared to 0.33 percent of women.
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