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Prostate Cancer survival statistics

Survival rates for prostate cancer have been improving for more than 20 years. This page presents prostate cancer survival statistics trends over time, and survival by age at diagnosis.

Interpretation of prostate cancer survival trends is difficult as the case-mix on which they are based is likely to have changed over time. The detection of a greater proportion of latent, earlier, slow-growing tumours in more recent time periods would be expected to have a beneficial effect on survival rates.

Prostate cancer survival trends

The relative five-year survival rate for men diagnosed in England in 2000–01 was 71%, compared with only 31% for men diagnosed in 1971–75 (Figure 3.1).1,2

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The latest survival statistics for Scottish men show that five-year relative survival rates have increased from 37% for patients diagnosed in 1977–81 to 60% for patients diagnosed in 1997–2001.3

Prostate cancer survival by age

As Figure 3.2 4 shows, relative survival rates in men diagnosed in their 60s are higher than rates for either younger or older men. Among men in England and Wales diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996–99, there was a significant deprivation gap in survival of 7%.4

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References

1. Coleman, M., et al., Trends in socio-economic inequalities in cancer survival in England and Wales up to 2001 BJC, 2004. 90(7)
2. Coleman, M.P., et al., Cancer Survival Trends in England & Wales, 1971-1995 Deprivation & NHS Region Vol. 1999: The Stationery Office.
3. ISD Online 2005. Cancer incidence and mortality data.
4. Office for National Statistics. Cancer Survival: England 1998-2003. 2005

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