Mesothelioma is fairly rare. There are an estimated
2,000 to 3,000 new cases per year of mesothelioma in the United
States, but this figure appears to be increasing.
The average age at diagnosis is 50 to 70 years old.
The disease affects men 3 to 5 times more often than women.
Mesothelioma is less common in African Americans than in white
Americans.
Mesothelioma is a serious disease. By the time the
symptoms appear and cancer is diagnosed, the disease is often
advanced. The average survival time is about one year. However, if the
cancer is found early and treated aggressively, almost half of the
patients whose cancer is found early reach the two-year mark, and
about 20% survive five years.
The 5-year survival rate refers to the percent of
patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is diagnosed.
Many of these patients live much longer than 5 years after diagnosis,
and 5-year rates are used to produce a standard way of discussing
prognosis. Five-year relative survival rates exclude from the
calculations patients dying of other diseases, and are considered to
be a more accurate way to describe the prognosis for patients with a
particular type and stage of cancer. Of course, 5-year survival rates
are based on patients diagnosed and initially treated more than 5
years ago. Improvements in treatment often result in a more favorable
outlook for recently diagnosed patients.
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