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ovarian ca mortality rates after surg/chemo
what are the current mortality rates for women 60 yo or greater after surgery et chemo treatment with taxol, carboplatin et avastine? ca 125 17 after surg. alone
really confusing but I guess I grasp a bit!How are you nat2?Have you decided on chemo yet?Good luck to all!
They use 5-year survival rates for statistical reasons for almost all types of adult cancers. That doesn't mean people only live 5 years! It just means that's how long they track people after they are diagnosed.
There are several women on this forum who have gone 18 - 20 years since they were first diagnosed with ovarian cancer. They will show up in the statistics as having survived for 5 years.
There are several women on this forum who have gone 18 - 20 years since they were first diagnosed with ovarian cancer. They will show up in the statistics as having survived for 5 years.
So are you basically saying according to the ACS after being diagnoised with OC you are only expected to live five years?
Even without a reaccuarence?
Even without a reaccuarence?
No! Thankfully not! They measure mortality according to five year spans. So for example if your are diagnosed with Stage 1 -90 to 95% of woman survive for at least five years (so 9 out of 10 women). I'm not sure how they measure it after that - but I'm sure a good percentage live for decades after that. Statistics are a bit of a nightmare though (I had to study them at uni so know first hand!) and there are variables that effect studies like such such as age and possibly (not too sure) other illnesses.
They talk in terms of 5-year survival rates (they don't like to use the word "cure" with cancer, although many people never have a recurrance.) So remember, the rates are at least 5 years out of date because you'd have to have been diagnosed 5 years ago to count in the statistics.
This is from the American Cancer Society:
"About 76% of women with ovarian cancer survive 1 year after diagnosis, and 45% survive longer than 5 years after diagnosis. Women younger than age 65 have better 5-year survival rates than older women. If diagnosed and treated while the cancer has not spread outside the ovary (Stage 1), the 5-year survival rate is 90%-95%. However, only 19% of all ovarian cancers are found at this early stage."
This is from the American Cancer Society:
"About 76% of women with ovarian cancer survive 1 year after diagnosis, and 45% survive longer than 5 years after diagnosis. Women younger than age 65 have better 5-year survival rates than older women. If diagnosed and treated while the cancer has not spread outside the ovary (Stage 1), the 5-year survival rate is 90%-95%. However, only 19% of all ovarian cancers are found at this early stage."
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