Thyroid Cancer survival statistics

Thyroid cancer survival statistics are presented here including one year survival, five year survival and survival by age.

The latest cancer survival statistics available are for patients diagnosed in the period 2005-2009. We are currently working to update all the survival pages on this site. Find out why more up to date statistics are not yet available.

Thyroid cancer survival rates

 
 

Thyroid cancer - one year survival rates

Figure 3.1 shows  age-standardised one-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

One-year age-standardised survival for thyroid cancer by sex for patients diagnosed in England and Wales during 1971-1999

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Thyroid cancer - five year survival rates

The five-year survival rates for thyroid cancer patients are shown in Figure 3.2.

Five-year age-standardised survival for thyroid cancer by sex for patients diagnosed in England and Wales during 1971-1999

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Thyroid cancer survival by age

Thyroid cancer survival rates by age at diagnosis are shown in Figure 3.3

Five-year relative survival for patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer in England and Wales during 1986-1990 by age at diagnosis

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References for thyroid cancer survival

  1. Coleman, M.P., et al., Cancer Survival Trends in England & Wales, 1971-1995 Deprivation & NHS Region. 1999: The Stationery Office.
  2. Coleman, M.P., et al., Trends and socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival in England and Wales up to 2001. Br J Cancer, 2004. 90(7):p. 1367-73.