Table 2 Estimates of time to cure (years), time to death (years), and time for diagnosis and treatment (years) according to cancer, as applied to all countries
Cancer sites | Time to cure | Time to death | Time for diagnosis and therapy |
|---|---|---|---|
Lip oral cavity | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.58 |
Nasopharynx | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.58 |
Other pharynx | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.58 |
Oesophagus | 4.00 | 0.70 | 0.50 |
Stomach | 8.00 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
Colorectum | 7.00 | 1.60 | 1.08 |
Liver | 5.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
Gallbladder | 5.00 | 0.70 | 0.33 |
Pancreas | 4.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
Larynx | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
Lung | 6.00 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
Melanoma of the skin | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.08 |
Kaposi sarcoma | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
Breast | 7.00 | 5.70 | 0.92 |
Cervix uteri | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 |
Corpus uteri | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Ovary | 8.00 | 2.40 | 0.67 |
Prostate | 10.00 | 6.70 | 0.58 |
Testis | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 |
Kidney | 5.00 | 2.70 | 0.42 |
Bladder | 4.00 | 2.20 | 0.33 |
Brain, nervous system | 5.00 | 1.90 | 0.50 |
Thyroid | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 |
Hodgkin Lymphoma | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.92 |
Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.92 |
Multiple myeloma | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Leukaemia | 4.00 | 1.80 | 1.00 |