Work out cancer survival rate estimate instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Converts a published five-year relative survival figure into survival at any other time by assuming a constant annual hazard.
Constant hazard conversion
Annual survival = five-year survival^(1/5); survival at t years = five-year survival^(t/5); median = ln(0.5)/ln(annual survival)
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
Only roughly. Many cancers have front-loaded mortality, so early survival is lower and later survival higher than this model predicts.
Survival compared with a matched general population, which removes deaths from unrelated causes.