Cancer survival rates or survival statistics tell you the percentage of people who survive a certain type of cancer for a specific amount of time. Cancer statistics often use an overall five-year survival rate. For instance, the overall five-year survival rate for bladder cancer is 78 percent. That means that of all people who have bladder cancer, 78 of every 100 are living five years after diagnosis. Conversely, 22 out of every 100 are dead within five years of a bladder cancer diagnosis.
1 The kidney is the most commonly transplanted organ. 2  For the first time, the number of patients currently awaiting kidney transplants in the U.S. exceeds 100,000. 3  Of those on the waiting list, more than one-third will wait three or more years for a transplant.
Most often, organ donors are deceased, but some organs can be donated by living donors. Deceased organ donors can donate: kidneys (2), liver, lungs (2), heart, pancreas, and intestines. In 2014, hands and faces were added to the organ transplant list.