Prognosis of Hodgkin's Disease
Life Expectancy and Survival Rates
Average life years lost from Hodgkin's Disease: 24.6 years (SEER)1 ...see also deaths and Hodgkin's Disease
Deaths and Mortality Rates
Deaths from Hodgkin's Disease: 1,403 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
Estimated mortality rate for Hodgkin's Disease from incidence and deaths statistics:
- Deaths: 1,402 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data:
1,403 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001))
- Incidence: 7,000 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data:
7,000 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); less than 1 percent of all cases of cancer
- 20.0% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
- See also Deaths and Hodgkin's Disease and Overview of Hodgkin's Disease.
Complications:
Complications of Hodgkin's Disease may include:
Complications of Hodgkin's Disease from the Diseases Database include:
Source: Diseases Database
See also complications of Hodgkin's Disease.
Survival Rate Statistics for Hodgkin's Disease
The following are statistics from various sources
about the survival rate for Hodgkin's Disease:
- 78.9% of people with Hodgkin’s disease survive after 5 years in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
- 85% of white people survive 5 years for Hodgkin's Disease in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 78% of African American people survive 5 years for Hodgkin's Disease in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 84% survive 5 years for Hodgkin's Disease in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 5-year survival rate for black people with Hodgkin’s Disease is 74.1% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
- 5-year survival rate for people with Hodgkin’s Disease is 78.9% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
- 5-year survival rate for white people with Hodgkin’s Disease is 79.4% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
- 5-year survival rate for white children under 15-years old with Hodgkin’s Disease is 89.5% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
- more survival rate statistics...»
Death Statistics for Hodgkin's Disease
The following are statistics from various sources
about deaths related to Hodgkin's Disease:
- 1,320 estimated deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 700 estimated male deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 620 estimated female deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 15 deaths for Hodgkin's in New Zealand 1999 (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- more death statistics...»
Hodgkin's Disease: Research More
About prognosis:
The 'prognosis' of Hodgkin's Disease usually refers to the likely outcome
of Hodgkin's Disease.
The prognosis of Hodgkin's Disease
may include the duration of Hodgkin's Disease, chances of complications of Hodgkin's Disease,
probable outcomes,
prospects for recovery, recovery period for Hodgkin's Disease, survival rates,
death rates,
and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Hodgkin's Disease.
Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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