Mortality is decreasing for most cancers and the overall 5-year survival rate has now reached 50% (Fig. 1). The 5-year survival rate in women (56%) is higher than that in men (43%) and this gender gap is also seen for 10-year survival rates (52% for women versus 39% for men). Figure 2 shows 5-year survival rates for common cancers in the UK. The highest 5-year survival rate for men is for testicular cancer (96%) and for women is for malignant melanoma (87%).
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