Bone Cancer Survival Rate (Cont.)

Bone Cancer Survival Rate Based on Stage

The bone cancer stage plays a role in the bone cancer prognosis. Based on historical data:
 
  • 41 percent of bone and joint cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage)
  • 36 percent of bone and joint cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site
  • 15 percent of bone and joint cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage)
  • 8 percent of bone and joint cancer cases had staging information that was unknown.
     
The corresponding 5-year relative bone cancer survival rates were:
 
  • 84.5 percent for localized
  • 69.4 percent for regional
  • 30.6 percent for distant
  • 62.2 percent for unstaged.
     
(Click Bone Cancer Statistics for more statistics on bone cancer.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD