Survival in cervical cancer mainly depends on the
- FIGO stage of the cancer (how far has cancer spread)
- Grade of cancer (how aggressive cancer cell look under microscope)
- Morphology (cell type) of cancer
- Age
- Fitness of patient
In general at least
67 out of 100 women with cervical cancer will live 5 years or more.
Stage 1 - 95 out of 100 will survive 5 years or more
(95%)Stage 2 - 50 out of 100 will survive 5 years or more
(50%)Stage 3 - 40 out of 100 will survive 5 years or more
(40%)Stage 4 - 5 out of 100 will survive 5 years or more
(5%)Survival has improved continuously over last 4 decades.