The researchers found that the 5 - year survival rate of patients in the lowest BMI category was around 76 % compared with almost 93 % for those in the highest BMI category. (scientificamerican.com)
The result: a five - year survival rate for patients with advanced - stage ovarian cancer that is only 30 percent. (sciencedaily.com)
Over the last decade, the ten year survival rate increased by 11 per cent for all cancers combined, but the rates differ wildly between types of cancer. (politics.co.uk)