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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 46.9 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 50.2 34.8 33.5 35.8
1981-1983b 51.3 50.0 52.8 51.9 50.8 53.2 40.3 38.2 42.5
1984-1986b 56.2 55.5 57.1 56.9 56.3 57.7 46.0 43.4 48.5
1987-1989b 58.2 57.9 58.5 58.7 58.9 58.4 52.3 47.7 56.9
1990-1992b 59.2 58.4 60.3 59.9 59.0 61.1 51.2 53.7 48.5
1993-1995b 60.1 59.0 61.5 60.5 59.5 61.8 53.8 51.5 56.4
1996-1998b 63.2 62.5 64.2 63.5 62.9 64.3 55.1 53.5 56.4
1999-2001b 65.8 66.2 65.4 66.5 66.6 66.3 59.7 60.9 58.3
2002-2004b 68.3 68.1 68.7 69.4 70.0 68.6 59.8 56.8 62.7
2005-2009b 68.3 67.5 69.3 68.3 68.0 68.6 65.5 59.9 71.0
2010-2016b 69.2f 67.9f 70.9f 68.8f 68.0f 69.9f 67.5f 62.9f 72.6f

5-Year Period Survival (Percent)cd

Year All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
2016 67.6 66.0 69.8 67.0 65.8 68.8 64.6 59.0 71.1

Stage Distribution (%) 2010-2016ce, 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 64,825 37,438 27,387 49,335 28,701 20,634 7,119 3,858 3,261
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Localized 40 39 42 39 38 40 45 41 49
Regional 35 36 33 37 38 35 28 30 25
Distant 19 20 19 20 20 19 21 23 18
Unstaged/Unknown 6 5 6 5 4 5 7 6 7

5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2010-2016c 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 70.9 69.1 73.1 70.7 69.5 72.2 68.3 61.8 74.8
Ages 45-54 75.2 71.9 79.8 74.7 71.6 79.1 73.5 66.0 82.0
Ages 55-64 69.4 66.9 73.5 69.6 67.3 73.5 64.4 59.6 71.6
Ages 65-74 66.8 65.2 69.2 66.5 65.6 67.9 60.1 52.0 69.5
Ages 75+ 50.8 51.4 50.2 51.2 51.8 50.5 40.2 38.7 40.4
Ages <65 71.9 69.1 76.0 71.7 69.2 75.5 68.5 62.3 76.5
Ages 65+ 59.7 59.9 59.6 59.6 60.1 58.9 52.6 48.3 56.6

5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2010-2016c 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 67.1 65.6 69.1 66.7 65.6 68.2 63.4 58.3 69.4
Localized 89.4 88.8 90.1 89.0 88.6 89.5 87.8 85.1 90.5
Regional 71.9 70.7 73.6 72.6 71.5 74.1 63.5 59.5 69.0
Distant 15.8 14.4 17.9 16.5 15.2 18.3 12.0 10.2 14.7
Unstaged/Unknown 52.4 51.8 53.1 46.7 46.8 46.5 55.0 50.8 59.1

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 2017. Expected survival rates are derived from the U.S. Annual Life Tables.

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). Expected survival rates are derived from life tables by socio-economic status, geography and race developed by the SEER program. Based on follow-up of patients into 2017.

d Period survival provides a 2016 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 2010-2016 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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