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The combined five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer — the percentage of all patients who are living five years after diagnosis — is 12 percent. This is because far more people are diagnosed as stage IV when the disease has metastasized.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (January 17, 2024) – The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has increased to 13%, up for the third year in a row according to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 released today.
The SEER database tracks 5-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer in the United States, based on how far the cancer has spread. The SEER database, however, does not group cancers by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.).
For the third year in the row, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has increased one percentage point, according to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 Report released today. Now at 13%, this steady progress in survival means more hope for people diagnosed with this tough disease.
American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2023, released today, reports that the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is now 12%, an increase of one percentage point from last year.
This week’s release of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Cancer Facts & Figures Report shows an increase to 11% in the 5-year survival rate for all stages. Seeing this marked improvement in survival rates shows that we’re headed in the right direction in making a difference for the pancreatic cancer community.
Most people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are no longer alive five years after diagnosis. For all stages of pancreatic cancer, the one-year relative survival is 28.8% and the five-year rate is 7.9%.
For people diagnosed with PNETs between 2010 and 2015, the overall 5-year survival rate is 54 percent. People with this type of tumor have a better outlook than those with the more common...
According to the report, the 5-year survival rate has reached 13%, marking a consecutive increase each year since 2021. This new data demonstrates a shift in pancreatic cancer outcomes and reflects worldwide efforts to change the trajectory of this disease.
According to the American Cancer Society, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the five-year rate is 13%. The 5-year relative survival for localized pancreatic cancer is 44%. Fewer than 20% of patients’ tumors are confined to the pancreas.