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.
1 It happens every 10 minutes. 2  Each day, an average of 79 people receive organ transplants. 3  However, an average of 21 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs. In 2014, 29,532 people received organ transplants. 2  Below is the number of recipients by age group followed by the number who received organs from deceased and living donors: 3  1 - 5 Years: 503 (417 deceased, 86 living donors). 4  6 - 10 Years: 284 (226 deceased, 58 living donors).