81.1

9.5

56.3

53.7

18.2

31.5

20

10

00-04

05-09

95-99

30%

Ovary

80

70

00-04

05-09

95-99

90%

Breast

10

0

00-04

05-09

95-99

20%

Lung

55

40

00-04

05-09

95-99

70%

Rectum

55

40

00-04

05-09

95-99

70%

Colon

20

10

00-04

05-09

95-99

30%

Stomach cancer

Five-year cancer survival rates, %

Sweden

Norway

England

Denmark

Canada

Australia

Source: British Journal of Cancer

Cancer survival rates have increased in England since the mid-1990s. However they remain lower than in comparable developed countries

56.3

18.2

53.7

31.5

9.5

81.1

20

05-09

00-04

95-99

35

50%

Ovary

70

05-09

00-04

95-99

80

90%

Breast

0

05-09

00-04

95-99

10

20%

Lung

40

05-09

00-04

95-99

55

70%

Rectum

40

05-09

00-04

95-99

55

70%

Colon

10

05-09

00-04

95-99

Five-year cancer survival rates, %

20

30%

Cancer survival rates have increased in England since the mid-1990s. However they remain lower than in comparable developed countries

Source: British Journal of Cancer

Sweden

Norway

England

Denmark

Canada

Australia

Stomach cancer