Tumor stage (Union internationale contre le cancer – UICC) Five-year-survival
Stage I (T1, T2, N0, M0) 97.10%
Stage IIA (T3, N0, M0) 87.50%
Stage IIB (T4, N0, M0) 71.50%
Stage IIIA (T1 / T2, N1, M0) 87.70%
Stage IIIB (T1 / T2, N2, M0) 75%
Stage IIIB (T3, N1, M0) 68.70%
Stage IIIC (T3, N2, M0) 47.30%
Stage IIIC (T4, N1, M0) 50.50%
Stage IIIC (T4, N2, M0) 27.10%
Stage IV (T1-4, N1-2, M) 5 – 9%
Table 1: 5-year-survival in relation to cancer-stadium (UICC) [2,3].