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The ovarian cancer survival rate shows the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of ovarian cancer survives the disease for a certain period after their diagnosis. In most cases relate to the 5-year survival rate of ovarian cancer. The 5-year survivals of ovarian cancer is the percentage of people living 5 years after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, or have little or no signs or symptoms of ovarian cancer, free of disease, or ovarian cancer.

Survival rates are based on large groups of people and cannot be used to predict what will happen to a particular patient. No two patients are exactly alike, and ovarian cancer treatment and response to treatment vary greatly.

Factors Influencing the varian Cancer Survival Rate

In general, the ovarian cancer survival depends upon:

  • The type of ovarian cancer (see Types of ovarian cancer)
  • The stage of ovarian cancer (see Ovarian Cancer Stages)
  • Age and overall health of a woman
  • Whether the cancer has just been diagnosed or have recurred (come back).

Overall Ovarian cancer survival rate

Survival rates can be calculated by different methods for different purposes. The survival rates presented here are based on the relative survival rate. The relative survival rate measures the survival of patients with ovarian cancer compared with the general population to estimate the effects of cancer. The overall 5-year relative survival rate of ovarian cancer for 1996-2002 was 44.7 percent. The 5-year relative survival of ovarian cancer race and sex were:

  • 44.2 percent for white women
  • 39.5 percent for black women.

Ovarian cancer survival rate Based on Stage

The stage of ovarian cancer plays a role in cancer of the ovaries of a woman prognosis. Based on historical data:

  • 19 percent of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage)
  • 7 percent of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site
  • 68 percent of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage)
  • 7 percent of ovarian cancer cases had staging information was unknown.

The corresponding 5-year relative survivals of ovarian cancer were:

  • 93.1 percent for localized
  • 69.0 percent for regional
  • 29.6 percent for distant
  • 23.3 percent for unstaged.


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