Answer: In the majority of cases endometrial cancer is potentially curable as it is often detected early, before the cancer has had a chance to spread to other tissues. Survival from cancer is often defined as the percentage (number out of one hundred) of women alive and free of disease after five years. Survival from endometrial cancer in the UK has improved in the last 30 years or so. In 1971 to 1975, survival was 61% which means 6 in every 10 woman was alive and free of disease five years after treatment. This figure rose to 77% in 2000 to 2001.This means approximately 8 out of 10 women treated for endometrial cancer is likely to be alive and free of the cancer five years after treatment. Doctors and scientists continue to research ways of improving survival from this cancer.
-- see further information: Survival after endometrial cancer
Dr Adeola Olaitan
