Ovarian Cancer Survival

survival rate for stage 3 ovarian cancer - ie

Approximately 20 to 30%, talk to your oncologist to find out how various factors affect the survival rate yuor expected.

The prognosis of cancer depends on the individual. Some patients may live for decades with advanced cancer, while others may live for several weeks. It depends entirely on the strength of the patient, age, sites of metastases, as well as other factors.

The average woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3C has 40% chance of being alive 5 years.

Stay strong!

My friend Rhonda competed for 4 years. It has set up a hell of a cat fight because she wanted to live for his two daughters precious, but unfortunately she lost the battle last summer.

The American Cancer Society.
Stage III

This cancer affects one or both ovaries and one or both of the following are present: (1) the cancer has spread beyond the pelvis to the lining of the abdomen (2) cancer has spread to lymph nodes.

Stage IIIA (T3a, N0, M0): During the staging operation, the surgeon can see cancer involving the ovary or ovaries, but no cancer is clearly visible (shown without the using a microscope) in the abdomen and the cancer has not spread to lymph nodes. However, when biopsies are examined under a microscope, tiny deposits of cancer are found in the wall of the upper abdomen.

Stage IIIB (T3b, N0, M0): It is a cancer in one or both ovaries, and deposits of cancer large enough for the surgeon to see, but less than 2 cm (about 3 / 4 inches) in diameter, are present in the abdomen. Cancer has not spread to lymph nodes.

Stage IIIC: The cancer is in one or both ovaries, and one or two elements are present:

* The cancer has spread to lymph nodes (any T, N1, M0)

* Deposits of cancer more than 2 cm (about 3 / 4 inches) in diameter are visible in the abdomen (T3C, N0, M0).


Survival by stage

The numbers below are based on patients diagnosed between 1988 and 2001. These figures come from the National Cancer Institute, SEER Database.

Cancer invasive epithelial ovarian

Stage relative survival rate at 5 years
I 89%
IA 94%
IB 91%
80% CI
II 66%
IIA 76%
IIB 67%
IIC 57%
III 34%
IIIA 45%
IIIB 39%
IIIC 35%
IV 18%

ovarian tumors of low malignant potential

Stage relative survival rate at 5 years
I 99%
II 98%
III 96%
IV 77%

Germ cell tumors of the ovary

Stage relative survival rate at 5 years
I 98%
II * 80%
III 84%
IV 55%

* Cancer survival for stage II does not rely on many cases - can not be reliably

cancer of the fallopian tubes

Stage relative survival rate at 5 years
I 93%
II * 74%
III 66%
IV 40%

The survival rate at 5 years is the percentage of patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is diagnosed. Five-year rates are used to produce a standard way of discussing prognosis. Of course, many people live much longer than 5 years. Five-year relative survival rates to take into account that people are dying of other causes and compare the observed survival with that expected for individuals without ovarian cancer. This is a better way to describe death from cancer of the ovary.

As you can see, it depends largely on the type of cancer of the ovary.
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