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Prognosis

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  • 3 in 20 (15%) people diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in England survive their disease for ten years or more (2009-2013)

  • more than 3 in 20 (17%) people diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in England survive their disease for five years or more (2009-2013)

  • more than 4 in 10 (43%) people diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in England survive their disease for one year or more (2009-2013)

  • gallbladder cancer 10-year survival in England is similar in men and women (2009-2013)

  • gallbladder cancer survival in England is highest for adults diagnosed aged under 50 years old (2009-2013)

  • around 4 in 10 people in England diagnosed with gallbladder cancer aged 15-49 survive their disease for five years or more, compared with more than a tenth of people diagnosed aged 70-89 (2009-2013)

Five-year survival for gallbladder cancer is highest in the youngest men and women and decreases with increasing age. Five-year net survival in men ranges from 41% in 15-49 year olds to 15% in 70-89 year-olds for patients diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in England during 2009-2013. In women, five-year survival ranges from 37% to 10% in the same age groups

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