People who have IBD are at an increased risk for colon cancer.
When reading research regarding cancer treatments, you'll notice that "5-year survival rate" is often mentioned. The 5-year survival rate is a percentage of patients who are alive 5 years after they were diagnosed with cancer (not counting those who die of causes unrelated to the cancer).
The National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query system shows these 5-year survival rates for colon cancer by stage as follows :
When reading research regarding cancer treatments, you'll notice that "5-year survival rate" is often mentioned. The 5-year survival rate is a percentage of patients who are alive 5 years after they were diagnosed with cancer (not counting those who die of causes unrelated to the cancer).
The National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query system shows these 5-year survival rates for colon cancer by stage as follows :
- Stage 0 - > 92%
- Stage I - 80 to 95%
- Stage II - 55 to 80%
- Stage III - 33 to 55%
- Stage IV - < 15%
