Prognosis of Kidney Cancer

Prognosis of Kidney Cancer: The prognosis can vary considerably depending on what stage the cancer is diagnosed at, the individual response to treatment and the overall health of the patient. ...see also Overview of Kidney Cancer

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Kidney Cancer: 15.3 years for kidney/renal cancers (SEER)¹ ...see also deaths and Kidney Cancer

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Kidney Cancer: 11,116 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Estimated mortality rate for Kidney Cancer from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 11,115 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 11,116 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001))
• Incidence: 31,799 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 31,800 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); more than 28,000 cases annually in the United States
• 35.0% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Kidney Cancer and Overview of Kidney Cancer.

Complications:

Complications of Kidney Cancer may include:

• Metastatic kidney cancer (see Kidney symptoms)
  • Lung cancer
  • Bone cancer
• Metastases of cancer
• Paraneoplastic syndrome
• more complications...»

Complications of Kidney Cancer from the Diseases Database include:

• Polycythaemia
• Abdominal mass
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• AA amyloidosis
• Renal cysts
• more complications...»

See also complications of Kidney Cancer.

Survival Rate Statistics for Kidney Cancer

The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Kidney Cancer:

• 56.3% of people with kidney and renal pelvis cancer survive after 5 years in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 63% of white people survive 5 years for kidney cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 61% of African American people survive 5 years for kidney cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 63% survive 5 years for kidney cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 5-year survival rate for black people with kidney and renal pelvis cancer is 52.0% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 5-year survival rate for people with kidney and renal pelvis cancer is 56.3% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 5-year survival rate for white people with kidney and renal pelvis cancer is 56.9% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with kidney cancer is 59.8% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with kidney cancer is 41.5% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with kidney cancer is 77% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• more survival rate statistics...»

Death Statistics for Kidney Cancer

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Kidney Cancer:

• 12,480 estimated deaths for kidney/renal pelvis cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 7,870 estimated male deaths for kidney/renal pelvis cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 4,610 estimated female deaths for kidney/renal pelvis cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 950 deaths in men from kidney cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• 560 deaths in women from kidney cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• 6 per 100,000 deaths in men from kidney cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• more death statistics...»

Kidney Cancer: Research More

• Kidney Cancer: Introduction
• Deaths: Kidney Cancer
• Symptoms: Kidney Cancer
• Complications: Kidney Cancer
• Causes: Kidney Cancer
• Treatments: Kidney Cancer

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Kidney Cancer usually refers to the likely outcome of Kidney Cancer. The prognosis of Kidney Cancer may include the duration of Kidney Cancer, chances of complications of Kidney Cancer, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Kidney Cancer, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Kidney Cancer. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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