What Is the Most Survivable Cancer?

Most of the cancers, if diagnosed and treated in the early stages, are definitely survivable. 

Most of the cancers, if diagnosed and treated in the early stages, are definitely survivable. The main issue is timely detection. Many types of cancer are still very difficult to detect in the early stages because of their location, vague symptoms, and late reporting by patients. Higher survival rates are large because of several factors including not only early detection but also better treatment approaches. Treatment options have been revolutionized. A few decades ago, surgery and chemotherapy were the main treatment. However, now many more options are available such as immunotherapy and targeted drugs, hormone therapy, and radiation therapy.

According to the American Cancer Society, below is the list of survivable types of cancer, provided they are detected in stage I or localized stage.

Sr. No. (From most to least)	Type of cancer	Patients expected to survive five years after their diagnosis (percent)
1	Prostate cancer	99
2	Thyroid cancer	98
3	Testicular cancer	97
4	Melanoma (Skin cancer)	94
5	Female breast cancer	91
6	Hodgkin lymphoma (blood cancer of the lymphocytes)	88
7	Cancer of the uterus	83
8	Bladder cancer	78
9	Kidney and renal pelvis	75
10	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (blood cancer)	74
11	Cancer of the cervix	69
12	Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx	68
13	Colon and rectal cancer	66
14	Leukemia (Blood cancer)	65
15	Larynx	62
16	Myeloma (White blood cell cancer)	52
17	Ovarian cancer	48
18	Brain and nervous system cancer	35
19	Stomach cancer	32
20	Esophageal cancer	21
21	Lungs and bronchial cancer	19
22	Liver and bile duct cancer	19
23	Pancreatic cancer	9

What are the most common types of cancer?

Cancer is a leading cause of deaths worldwide. The most common types of cancer include

• Men: Prostate, lung and colorectal
• Women: Breast, lung and colorectal
• Children: Leukemia, brain tumors and lymphoma

What are the common causes of cancer?

Cancer arises from mutation of the normal cells into cancer cells in a multistage process. Below are a few common causes of cancer.