Summary Table: Life After Cancer

Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found in the report.

Trend key:		solid green - headed in the right direction
		dotted red - headed in the wrong direction
		dashed black - stable or non-significant change (NSC)

	Survival 1975-1999 (year diagnosed)	Costs of cancer care 1963-2004
Measure	The proportion of patients surviving cancer 5 years after diagnosis calculated in the absence of other causes of death.	Cancer treatment spending as a percent of total U.S. treatment spending.
Trend	Rising, then stable, then rising	Stable
Desired direction	Rising	Falling
Most recent estimate	For adults diagnosed with cancer (all sites) in 1999, 66 percent had survived their cancer for at least 5 years.	2004: 4.7% of total U.S. treatment spending was for cancer treatment.
Healthy People 2010 target	Increase to 70 percent the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis.	There is no Healthy People 2010 target for costs of cancer care.
More information	Survival	Costs of Cancer Care

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