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Table 6.14

Cancer of the Rectum (Invasive)

5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) by Year of Diagnosis
Year of
Diagnosis
All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
1960-1963a - - - 38 36 41 27 28 27
1970-1973a - - - 45 43 48 30 20 40
1975-1977b 48.1 47.0 49.5 48.3 47.3 49.4 44.4 41.4 46.8
1978-1980b 48.9 48.3 49.5 49.7 49.3 50.1 34.6 33.5 35.5
1981-1983b 51.4 50.2 52.8 52.0 51.0 53.2 40.3 38.1 42.5
1984-1986b 56.2 55.5 57.1 57.0 56.4 57.7 45.9 43.4 48.2
1987-1989b 58.1 57.9 58.4 58.7 58.9 58.4 52.3 47.7 56.9
1990-1992b 59.2 58.4 60.2 59.9 59.0 61.0 51.2 53.7 48.5
1993-1995b 60.1 59.0 61.6 60.6 59.5 61.9 53.8 51.4 56.4
1996-1998b 63.2 62.4 64.2 63.5 62.8 64.4 55.1 53.6 56.4
1999-2001b 65.8 66.1 65.4 66.5 66.5 66.4 59.2 60.0 58.2
2002-2005b 68.2 67.9 68.5 69.0 69.4 68.5 60.2 56.5 63.8
2006-2012b 67.9f 66.9f 69.2f 68.0f 67.6f 68.7f 64.7f 59.4f 70.1f
5-Year Period Survival (Percent)cd
Year All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
2012 66.7 65.6 68.0 66.5 65.6 67.7 62.2 58.7 66.2
Stage Distribution (%) 2006-2012ce, Case Counts and Percentages
Stage at
Diagnosis
All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
Number of cases 63,380 36,089 27,291 49,091 28,213 20,878 6,851 3,609 3,242
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Localized 43 42 45 42 42 43 46 43 50
Regional 33 34 32 34 35 34 27 29 24
Distant 18 19 17 18 19 17 20 21 18
Unstaged 6 5 6 5 5 6 7 7 8
5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2006-2012c by Age at Diagnosis
Age at
Diagnosis
All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
Ages <45 69.6 65.6 74.4 70.1 66.0 74.9 62.6 56.6 69.2
Ages 45-54 74.2 71.7 77.7 74.1 72.0 77.1 70.4 63.7 78.4
Ages 55-64 70.2 68.4 73.2 70.3 68.6 73.2 66.1 62.7 70.6
Ages 65-74 67.3 65.9 69.4 67.3 66.1 69.0 60.6 54.6 67.0
Ages 75+ 52.1 53.6 50.8 52.9 54.3 51.6 40.7 39.4 41.4
Ages <65 71.6 69.2 75.2 71.7 69.5 75.0 67.3 62.2 73.7
Ages 65+ 60.0 60.6 59.1 60.1 60.9 59.2 52.1 49.3 54.4
5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2006-2012c by Stage at Diagnosise
Stage at
Diagnosis
All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
All Stages 66.6 65.8 67.8 66.5 65.9 67.4 62.2 58.4 66.4
Localized 88.2 87.6 88.9 87.8 87.2 88.6 86.4 84.2 88.2
Regional 70.0 70.0 70.1 70.9 71.0 70.7 60.9 57.5 65.0
Distant 14.0 13.0 15.5 14.4 13.3 16.0 11.7 11.3 12.5
Unstaged 48.9 48.3 49.3 44.7 44.1 45.1 53.7 51.1 55.5

Footnotes:

a Based on End Results data from a series of hospital registries and one population-based registry.

b SEER 9 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta). Based on follow-up of patients into 2013.

c SEER 18 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Alaska Native Registry, Rural Georgia, California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey and Georgia excluding ATL/RG). Based on follow-up of patients into 2013.

d Period survival provides a 2012 estimate of survival by piecing together the most recent conditional survival estimates from several cohorts. It is computed here using three year calendar blocks (2010-2012: 0-1 year survival), (2009-2011: 1-2 year survival), (2008-2010: 2-3 year survival), (2007-2009: 3-4 year survival), (2006-2008: 4-5 years survival).

e Stage at diagnosis is classified using SEER Summary Stage 2000. Stage distribution percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

f The difference between 1975-1977 and 2006-2012 is statistically significant (p<.05).

g The standard error is between 5 and 10 percentage points.

h The standard error is greater than 10 percentage points.

- Statistic could not be calculated due to fewer than 25 cases during the time period.

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