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Prognosis of uterine cancer

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Survival outcome in patients with endometrial cancer varies with each FIGO stage. A debate has been created about the relative efficacy of old and new systems in predicting survival.

  • according to the 2009 FIGO staging system, five year survival rate in
    • stage I is 85%
    • stage II is 75%
    • stage III is 45%
    • stage IV is 25%

In general, age and health of the patient and the histological grade and stage of the tumour determines the prognosis (1)

Almost 7 in 10 (78%) women diagnosed with uterine cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for ten years or more (2010-11).

Around 8 in 10 (79%) women diagnosed with uterine cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for five years or more (2010-11).

9 in 10 (90%) women diagnosed with uterine cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for one year or more (2010-11).

Almost 9 in 10 women in England diagnosed with uterine cancer aged 15-39 survive their disease for five years or more, compared with less than 6 in 10 women diagnosed aged 80 and over (2009-2013).

Uterine cancer survival is improving and has increased in the last 40 years in the UK.

In the 1970s, almost 6 in 10 women diagnosed with uterine cancer survived their disease beyond ten years, now it's almost 8 in 10.

When diagnosed at its earliest stage, 95% of women with uterine cancer will survive their disease for five years or more, compared with around 3 in 20 women when diagnosed at the latest stage.

 

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