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What is the survival rate for colon cancer?

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Survival rates of colorectal cancer are based on outcomes of people who've had the disease. Find the survival rates for colorectal cancer here. read more

Colon cancer survival rates, by stage The numbers below come from the National Cancer Institute’s SEER database, looking at people diagnosed with colon cancer between 2004 and 2010. The 5-year relative survival rate for people with stage I colon cancer is about 92%. read more

A stage III colon cancer has about a 40 percent chance of cure and a patient with a stage IV tumor has only a 10 percent chance of a cure. Chemotherapy is used after surgery in many colon cancers which are stage II, III, and IV as it has been shown that it increases the survival rates. read more