The overall five-year survival in one recent series was 74%.

When the cancer is diagnosed in its earliest stage, five-year survival is 82%.

But cancer cures are measured in terms of five-year disease-free survival, even though patients may die from the same cancer years later.

But if the cancer has spread to nearby organs or lymph nodes, the five-year survival drops to 64 percent.

In Europe the five-year survival for colorectal cancer is less than 60%.

In some reports, the five-year survival has been over 90% with well resected tumors.

Experts usually consider a five-year survival to be a cure although recurrences after five years are common.

The five-year survival has been reported to be over 90% with well-resected tumors.

In diffuse cutaneous disease, five-year survival is 70%, and 10-year survival is 55%.

If it has spread to surrounding lymph nodes, five-year survival drops to 60%.