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The latest snapshot of cancer survival in New South Wales has found the state has one of the best survival rates from cancer in the world.
The cancer survival report released by the Cancer Institute NSW covers the period between 2002 and 2006.
It shows a significant improvement in the five-year survival rate for men, up 2 per-cent to 63 per-cent, with the survival rate for women remaining steady at 66 per-cent.
“If you were diagnosed with cancer in the early eighties, you only had a 49 per-cent chance of survival after five years. We have come a long way since then,” says the CEO of Cancer Institute NSW, Professor David Currow.
Professor Currow says if the cancer is detected before it has spread, the chance of survival after five years is up to 84 per-cent.
Overall survival after five years is greater than 90 per-cent for cancers of the prostate, testes, thyroid, lip and melanoma of the skin.
Breast cancer is at 88 per-cent but increases to 97 per-cent if detected early.
Less positive is the news for people diagnosed with cancers of unknown primary origin which have less than a 20 per-cent chance of survival.
“People across New South Wales should take personal action in the fight against cancer by making sure they participate in the relevant free screening programs available across the state,” Professor Currow says.
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