So what’s the verdict? Which is the MOST fatal cancer today?
If defining “most fatal” cancer means which cancer has the worst 5-year survival rate, then it would be a tie between malignant mesothelioma and pancreatic cancer. Malignant mesothelioma is a relatively rare cancer in the US, with about 3,000 cases a year.
Yet there are a few differences in survival rates for these two cancers, depending on the stage when it’s diagnosed. For example, the 5-year survival rate for localized pancreatic cancer is 44%, and localized malignant mesothelioma is 22%.
But, when we combine the statistics for all three stages (localized, regional, and distant), both types of cancer have a 5-year relative survival rate of 12%.
Now, keep in mind that these survival rates don’t apply for after diagnosis, which is when the cancer spreads, grows, or returns after treatment.
Treatments improve as time goes on, and these numbers are based on those who were diagnosed and treated at least five years earlier.
We hope you found this article on aggressive cancer types informative. For more like this, we highly recommend you also read: 12 Scary Bladder Cancer Risk Factors You MUST Know About
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Colon cancer preventable, eh? WITH INSURANCE, our quoted share for a screen was $1800 dollars! OUR SHARE WITH INSURANCE! We noticed that now it is required that it be done in a FACILITY (triggering a “facility chg”); anesthesia (anesthesia chg + anesthesiologist) and 1 other I can remember. These used to be done in a doc’s office. They gave u 1 pill to relax u, & u could watch the whole thing being done on the screen.
Inflated prices, unnecessary rules, & ppl with insurance paying for those without.
So how many of u are rushing out to pay for ur $1800 roto rooter check?
AI in the help to cure cancer. It looks like human life’s biggest problem and should be using AI immediately.
I was diagnosis with endometrial cancer and had the proverbial surgery (stage 3). All I was told was “we have a lot of work to do” – no explanation of what was or is – see me in 3 weeks (which I only got to see his nurse). I had to wait 5-6 week before I could get an answer if this was fatal or not. SO NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE ON TV OR READ. I had to do my own research on treatments/cancer/etc. there was no compassion, etc. The medical end of this diagnosis sucks. You are on your own. Was even told KEYTO was part of the treatment because the “advertisement says so”. What a way to go.