According to the American Cancer Society, below is the list of survivable types of cancer, provided they are detected in stage I or localized stage.
| Sr. No. (From most to least) | Type of cancer | Patients expected to survive five years after their diagnosis (percent) |
|---|
| 1 |
Prostate cancer |
99 |
|---|
| 2 |
Thyroid cancer |
98 |
|---|
| 3 |
Testicular cancer |
97 |
|---|
| 4 |
Melanoma (Skin cancer) |
94 |
|---|
| 5 |
Female breast cancer |
91 |
|---|
| 6 |
Hodgkin lymphoma (blood cancer of the lymphocytes) |
88 |
|---|
| 7 |
Cancer of the uterus |
83 |
|---|
| 8 |
Bladder cancer |
78 |
|---|
| 9 |
Kidney and renal pelvis |
75 |
|---|
| 10 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (blood cancer) |
74 |
|---|
| 11 |
Cancer of the cervix |
69 |
|---|
| 12 |
Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx |
68 |
|---|
| 13 |
Colon and rectal cancer |
66 |
|---|
| 14 |
Leukemia (Blood cancer) |
65 |
|---|
| 15 |
Larynx |
62 |
|---|
| 16 |
Myeloma (White blood cell cancer) |
52 |
|---|
| 17 |
Ovarian cancer |
48 |
|---|
| 18 |
Brain and nervous system cancer |
35 |
|---|
| 19 |
Stomach cancer |
32 |
|---|
| 20 |
Esophageal cancer |
21 |
|---|
| 21 |
Lungs and bronchial cancer |
19 |
|---|
| 22 |
Liver and bile duct cancer |
19 |
|---|
| 23 |
Pancreatic cancer |
9 |
|---|
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