Uterine Cancer Statistics (Cont.)

Uterine Cancer Statistics: Mortality Rates

From 1998-2002, the median age at death for uterine cancer was 73 years of age. The percentages of people who died from uterine cancer based on age were:
 
  • 0.0 percent died under age 20
  • 0.4 percent between 20 and 34
  • 2.1 percent between 35 and 44
  • 7.7 percent between 45 and 54
  • 16.4 percent between 55 and 64
  • 27.4 percent between 65 and 74
  • 30.1 percent between 75 and 84
  • 16.0 percent 85+ years of age.
 
The age-adjusted uterine cancer death rate was 4.1 per 100,000 women per year. These rates are based on patients who died in 1998-2002 in the United States.
 

Uterine Cancer Statistics: Survival Rates

Survival rates can be calculated by different methods for different purposes. The uterine cancer survival rates presented here are based on the relative survival rate. The relative survival rate measures the survival of the cancer patients in comparison to the general population to estimate the effect of cancer. The overall 5-year relative uterine cancer survival rate for 1995-2001 was 84.4 percent. The 5-year relative uterine cancer survival rates by race were:
 
  • 86.2 percent for Caucasian women
  • 61.8 percent for African American women.
 

Uterine Cancer Statistics: Stage

The uterine cancer stage plays a role in the uterine cancer prognosis. Based on historical data:
 
  • 72 percent of uterine cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage)
 
  • 16 percent of uterine cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site
 
  • 8 percent of uterine cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage)
 
  • 4 percent of uterine cancer cases had staging information that was unknown.
 
The corresponding 5-year relative uterine cancer survival rates were:
 
  • 96.1 percent for localized
  • 66.3 percent for regional
  • 25.2 percent for distant
  • 57.3 percent for unstaged.
 
(Uterine Cancer Statistics Continued: Page 3)
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD