The Five-Year Survival Rate

The five-year survival rate refers to the percentage of people diagnosed with a specific disease, like cancer, who live at least five years after their diagnosis. It provides an estimate of how successfully the disease can be treated or managed. For example, if a certain cancer has a five-year survival rate of 70%, it means that 70% of people diagnosed are expected to live at least five years afterward, although individual outcomes can vary based on factors such as health, treatment, and disease stage.