“2 of 3 cancer patients survive,” reaching 70% 5-year survival rate

2 of 3 Korean cancer patients survive, and the 5-year survival rate, the most critical moment of cancer, reached 70%.

Moreover, the chance of having cancer for the life time was close to 37%. More than 1 of 37 Koreans was a cancer-experienced person, reaching approximately 1.4 million people.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Cancer Center announced the ‘2013 Cancer Incidenc...