New findings from the Comprehensive Care Center of the Netherlands (IKNL) show that the chances of surviving cancer are increasing in recent years. 🥳
Thanks to modern treatments and faster diagnoses, 66% of cancer patients remained alive in the first five years after diagnosis between 2011 and 2022.
In comparison to the years 2001 and 2010, survival rates of Dutch cancer patients five years after being diagnosed were stagnating at 58%.
However, this is only just the beginning! Dutch experts expect that the survival rate will keep increasing, AD reports.
To what do we owe the good news?
In a nutshell, cutting-edge techniques and modern-day medicine! 👩⚕️
Today, there are better surgeries for certain cancer treatments and higher accessibility to pre- and post-treatments with radiation or chemotherapy.
Unfortunately, the number of people falling at the hands of cancer is also on the rise. For instance, more than 123,000 Dutch people were diagnosed with the disease last year.
Differences among cancer types
As we all know, the survival rates differ depending on the cancer type a patient has.
For example, more than 90% of patients with skin cancer were still alive after five years, while the prognosis for people with pancreatic cancer is just 5%.
However, with better treatments available and earlier diagnoses, the IKNL expects the survival rate to soar in the upcoming years.
It may be small, but it means that we are one step closer to winning the fight against cancer. 👊
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