Health Issues: Breast Cancer
Living Your Life
How well you do after being treated for breast cancer depends on many things.
The 5-year survival rate refers to the number of patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is found. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the 5-year survival rates for persons with breast cancer that is appropriately treated are as follows:
- 100% survival rate for stage 0
- 100% survival rate for stage I
- 92% survival rate for stage IIA
- 81% survival rate for stage IIB
- 67% survival rate for stage IIIA
- 54% survival rate for stage IIIB
- 20% survival rate for stage IV
