Stomach Cancer Survival Rate (Cont.)

Stomach Cancer Survival Rates Based on Stage

The stomach cancer stage plays a role in the survival rate for stomach cancer. Based on historical data:
 
  • 24 percent of stomach cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage)
 
  • 32 percent are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site (regional stage)
 
  • 32 percent are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage)
 
  • 12 percent had staging information that was unknown.
 
The corresponding five-year relative stomach cancer survival rates were:
 
  • 58.0 percent for localized
  • 21.9 percent for regional
  • 3.1 percent for distant
  • 12.4 percent for unstaged.
 
(Click Stomach Cancer Statistics for more statistics on stomach cancer.)
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD