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Table 35.1

Comparison of 5-Year Relative Survivala (Percent) using different Expected Rate Tables
By Primary Cancer Site, Race and Sex, 2008-2014

Site All Races White Black
Male Female Male Female Male Female
USLTb SESc USLTb SESc USLTb SESc USLTb SESc USLTb SESc USLTb SESc
All Sites 66.4 66.4 67.5 67.5 66.6 66.5 68.2 68.1 63.7 63.6 59.1 59.1
Oral Cavity & Pharynx 64.0 64.0 67.0 66.9 65.8 65.8 67.6 67.5 46.0 46.0 52.9 53.0
Lip 87.6 88.2 89.7 89.3 87.4 88.0 89.9 89.5 66.8 66.8 67.3 67.3
Tongue 66.2 66.1 64.8 64.8 68.1 68.0 66.1 66.0 42.9 42.9 43.7 43.7
Salivary gland 64.1 64.0 82.3 82.1 61.9 61.8 81.0 80.8 70.5 70.5 81.8 81.8
Floor of mouth 51.8 51.9 55.2 55.2 53.0 53.0 57.4 57.3 43.4 43.4 31.3 31.4
Gum & other oral cavity 55.1 55.2 64.4 64.3 55.2 55.2 63.6 63.5 49.5 49.5 62.4 62.5
Nasopharynx 59.4 59.4 66.8 66.8 57.1 57.1 62.0 61.9 57.4 57.4 55.0 55.1
Tonsil 74.6 74.5 70.8 70.9 76.0 75.9 73.2 73.3 57.2 57.2 48.3 48.3
Oropharynx 47.1 47.1 40.7 40.8 51.0 51.0 42.3 42.4 26.9 27.0 29.0 29.2
Hypopharynx 32.9 32.9 32.5 32.5 36.1 36.0 34.9 35.0 18.2 18.2 16.8 16.8
Other oral cavity & pharynx 47.5 47.7 35.4 35.5 51.4 51.6 39.4 39.6 29.0 29.1 16.5 16.5
Digestive System 41.2 41.2 46.4 46.3 41.6 41.6 47.0 46.8 35.8 35.8 43.3 43.3
Esophagus 18.9 18.9 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.9 20.3 20.3 11.4 11.4 16.1 16.2
Stomach 28.4 28.4 35.3 35.1 27.1 27.0 34.5 34.2 26.4 26.4 37.1 37.0
Small intestine 66.8 66.8 68.5 68.4 67.2 67.2 70.0 69.9 64.1 64.0 63.7 63.8
Colon & Rectum 64.1 64.1 65.1 64.9 64.7 64.7 65.6 65.4 55.8 55.7 59.8 59.8
Colon 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.6 64.4 64.4 64.7 64.5 55.2 55.0 56.9 56.9
Rectum 65.2 65.2 68.7 68.6 65.3 65.3 67.9 67.8 57.3 57.3 68.7 68.7
Anus, anal canal & anorectum 61.0 60.8 71.5 71.4 62.7 62.5 72.7 72.6 52.8 52.9 63.4 63.4
Liver & intrahepatic bile duct 17.5 17.5 18.4 18.4 17.0 16.9 17.5 17.5 13.3 13.3 16.2 16.2
Gallbladder 18.4 18.4 18.2 18.1 17.8 17.7 18.4 18.3 15.2 15.3 16.9 17.0
Other biliary 18.9 18.8 16.1 16.1 19.6 19.5 15.3 15.3 11.0 11.0 16.0 16.0
Pancreas 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.3 8.8 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.6 9.5 9.5
Retroperitoneum 53.0 52.9 55.5 55.4 52.8 52.6 54.5 54.4 59.2 58.9 52.9 52.9
Peritoneum, omentum & mesentery 38.4 38.2 31.5 31.5 37.1 36.9 31.1 31.0 34.1 33.8 26.5 26.5
Other digestive system 7.1 7.1 10.2 10.2 7.1 7.0 10.7 10.6 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.4
Respiratory System 20.1 20.2 23.2 23.3 20.4 20.4 23.3 23.3 17.7 17.7 21.3 21.3
Nose, nasal cavity & middle ear 59.1 59.2 56.7 56.6 62.1 62.2 57.5 57.4 44.0 44.1 56.6 56.6
Larynx 61.3 61.4 58.3 58.4 62.6 62.7 59.5 59.6 52.5 52.5 49.8 50.0
Lung & bronchus 15.4 15.5 21.9 22.0 15.6 15.7 22.0 22.0 13.2 13.2 19.8 19.8
Pleura 24.6 24.7 28.4 28.3 24.9 25.0 14.1 14.1 - - 58.5 58.6
Trachea & other respiratory organs 53.6 53.6 52.2 52.2 53.7 53.7 53.0 53.0 46.6 46.8 42.7 42.8
Bones & joints 65.1 65.1 69.3 69.2 64.8 64.8 69.5 69.4 66.0 66.0 64.2 64.2
Soft tissue (including heart) 63.8 63.8 65.4 65.3 64.4 64.3 66.2 66.1 59.7 59.7 59.8 59.8
Skin (excl. basal & squamous) 89.3 89.3 93.8 93.6 88.5 88.5 93.3 93.2 77.2 77.2 84.6 84.6
Melanoma of the skin 89.9 89.9 94.3 94.2 89.2 89.2 93.9 93.8 57.3 57.1 71.0 71.0
Other non-epithelial skin 82.6 82.5 87.0 86.7 80.2 80.1 84.5 84.1 90.5 90.6 95.4 95.4
Breast 83.2 83.0 89.8 89.7 85.2 84.9 90.8 90.6 70.8 70.9 81.1 81.2
Breast in situ - - 69.4 69.3 - - 70.8 70.7 - - 55.6 55.7
Female Genital System - - 66.3 66.2 - - 67.9 67.7 - - 55.5 55.5
Cervix uteri - - 81.2 81.1 - - 83.5 83.4 - - 61.5 61.6
Corpus uteri - - 82.6 82.5 - - 84.7 84.6 - - 63.9 64.0
Uterus, NOS - - 29.7 29.6 - - 32.7 32.5 - - 20.6 20.6
Ovary - - 47.4 47.4 - - 47.4 47.4 - - 38.5 38.5
Vagina - - 47.0 47.0 - - 47.2 47.2 - - 44.9 45.0
Vulva - - 71.1 71.0 - - 70.5 70.4 - - 71.9 71.8
Other female genital system - - 53.6 53.6 - - 52.4 52.4 - - 56.2 56.2
Male Genital System 98.0 97.9 - - 98.1 98.0 - - 96.0 95.9 - -
Prostate 98.3 98.2 - - 98.4 98.3 - - 96.2 96.1 - -
Testis 95.4 95.3 - - 95.5 95.4 - - 91.6 91.8 - -
Penis 67.2 67.2 - - 67.1 67.0 - - 58.7 58.4 - -
Other male genital system 85.0 84.9 - - 86.5 86.2 - - 63.6 63.4 - -
Urinary System 75.8 75.9 73.9 73.8 76.1 76.1 74.5 74.4 71.3 71.1 68.5 68.6
Urinary bladder 78.0 78.1 73.1 72.9 78.3 78.3 74.3 74.1 67.5 67.1 55.1 55.0
Kidney & renal pelvis 73.7 73.7 75.8 75.8 73.7 73.6 75.8 75.8 74.2 74.2 76.1 76.3
Ureter 48.1 48.3 45.6 45.4 48.7 48.8 47.6 47.4 28.2 28.1 33.4 33.4
Other urinary system 54.0 54.2 37.9 37.7 53.3 53.5 40.2 39.9 44.8 44.8 17.9 18.0
Eye & Orbit 82.3 82.4 83.5 83.6 81.3 81.4 82.7 82.8 86.4 86.3 93.2 93.2
Brain & Nervous System 32.0 32.0 34.8 34.7 30.8 30.7 33.7 33.6 38.1 38.1 40.9 40.9
Brain 29.4 29.4 31.1 31.1 28.3 28.2 30.0 30.0 34.9 35.0 36.6 36.6
Cranial nerves & other nervous system 75.7 75.6 82.1 82.0 76.4 76.3 83.7 83.6 74.1 74.2 75.7 75.7
Endocrine System 92.2 92.1 97.8 97.7 92.8 92.7 98.1 98.0 85.5 85.5 95.8 96.0
Thyroid 95.7 95.6 98.9 98.8 96.0 95.8 99.0 99.0 92.9 92.9 97.7 97.7
Other endocrine & thymus 64.6 64.5 64.5 64.4 64.0 63.9 63.3 63.1 63.0 63.1 67.1 67.1
Lymphoma 72.1 72.0 75.4 75.3 72.4 72.3 75.6 75.5 66.7 66.7 73.1 73.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 85.8 85.7 87.8 87.7 86.3 86.2 87.8 87.7 80.3 80.4 87.8 87.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 69.9 69.9 73.4 73.3 70.3 70.2 73.8 73.6 63.4 63.3 69.6 69.6
Myeloma 50.7 50.6 50.9 50.9 50.2 50.1 49.9 49.8 51.5 51.3 52.8 52.8
Leukemia 62.5 62.5 60.1 60.0 62.7 62.7 60.7 60.6 57.0 56.9 53.7 53.6
Lymphocytic 80.3 80.3 78.9 78.8 80.4 80.4 79.3 79.3 72.3 72.1 67.5 67.4
Acute lymphocytic 67.8 67.8 68.6 68.5 67.6 67.5 69.1 69.1 66.0 66.0 60.2 60.2
Chronic lymphocytic 84.4 84.4 83.9 83.8 84.4 84.4 83.9 83.9 74.6 74.3 71.5 71.2
Other lymphocytic 85.2 85.0 70.2 70.2 85.9 85.7 71.6 71.6 71.0 70.7 49.3 49.2
Myeloid & Monocytic 40.2 40.1 40.8 40.7 39.1 39.1 39.9 39.9 42.7 42.7 44.7 44.8
Acute myeloid 26.4 26.3 28.6 28.6 25.9 25.9 28.0 28.0 26.5 26.5 30.9 30.9
Chronic myeloid 66.4 66.4 69.3 69.3 65.4 65.4 68.0 68.0 67.8 67.8 72.2 72.3
Acute monocytic 21.3 21.3 25.4 25.4 21.7 21.7 26.4 26.4 21.1 21.1 28.4 28.4
Other myeloid & monocytic 36.8 36.7 31.3 31.5 32.6 32.6 31.0 31.2 49.1 48.8 28.1 28.2
Other leukemia 33.2 33.2 34.5 34.5 32.3 32.3 35.2 35.1 36.5 36.4 33.3 33.3
Other acute leukemia 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.4 23.9 23.8 22.9 22.8 18.1 18.0 27.0 27.1
Aleukemic, subleukemic & NOS 40.6 40.6 42.1 42.1 39.2 39.2 44.3 44.2 45.1 45.0 35.1 35.1
Miscellaneous 21.6 21.6 14.8 14.8 22.9 22.9 14.8 14.8 12.5 12.5 14.1 14.1
Kaposi Sarcoma 74.2 73.9 74.9 73.5 76.7 76.3 82.7 81.7 65.4 65.4 33.8 33.8
Mesothelioma 7.0 7.0 16.6 16.6 7.0 7.0 15.9 15.9 7.0 7.0 25.8 25.8
Ill-defined & unspecified 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.0 78.3 78.3 100.0 100.0

Footnotes:

a 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 2015.

b Expected survival rates are derived from the U.S. Annual Life Tables.

c Expected survival rates are derived from life tables by socio-economic status, geography and race developed by the SEER program.

For more information on the life tables, see: https://seer.cancer.gov/expsurvival/ .

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