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Prognosis

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Almost 6 in 10 (57%) people diagnosed with anal cancer in England survive their disease for ten years or more (2009-2013)

Almost two-thirds (64%) of people diagnosed with anal cancer in England survive their disease for five years or more (2009-2013)

Almost 9 in 10 (86%) people diagnosed with anal cancer in England survive their disease for one year or more (2009-2013)

Anal cancer 10-year survival in England is similar in men and women (2009-2013)

Anal cancer five-year survival in England is highest for adults diagnosed aged under 50 years old (2009-2013)

More than three-quarters of people in England diagnosed with anal cancer aged 15-49 survive their disease for five years or more, compared with around half of people diagnosed aged 70-89 (2009-2013)

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