Mother gives birth to the 'heaviest girl ever born in the world' weighing FIFTEEN pounds (the same as a 6-month-old) 1  Girl was born at a hospital in India, twice the weight of an average baby.  Surprised her mother Nandini, 19, and medics with her size and weight.
Survival Rates. 1  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the local stage is 90%. 2  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the regional stage is 70%. 3  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the distant stage is 12 %.
Three measures of cancer survival can be calculated in SEER*Stat software: 1  Observed all cause survival - Observed survival is an estimate of the probability of surviving all causes of death. 2  Net cancer-specific survival (policy-based statistic) - This is the probability of surviving cancer in the absence of other causes of death.