Breast Cancer Survival Rate

Breast Cancer Survival Rate Based on Stage

The breast cancer stage plays a role in the survival rate. Based on historical data:
 
  • 61 percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage).
     
  • 31 percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site.
     
  • 6 percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage).
     
  • 2 percent of breast cancer cases had staging information that was unknown.
     
The corresponding 5-year relative survival rates for breast cancer were:
 
  • 98.1 percent for localized
  • 83.1 percent for regional
  • 26.0 percent for distant
  • 54.1 percent for unstaged.
     
(Click Breast Cancer Statistics for more statistics on breast cancer.)
 

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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