The 5-year survival rate of stage III rectal cancer is usually about 50%, while there is no specific data statistics on 10-year survival rate, but the survival rate is much lower than 50%.
Stage III rectal cancer means that the patient has developed lymph node metastasis, usually 1~3 regions of lymphatic metastasis, and the cancerous tissues usually have penetrated the plasma membrane layer and infiltrated to the distant places, and Stage III belongs to the middle and late stage, and such patients can be treated by surgery, and after surgery, usually combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
After surgery, it is usually combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After surgery, the 5-year survival rate is usually around 50%, and the 10-year survival rate has no specific data now, but the survival rate will definitely be lower than 50%. It is recommended that the surgery should be regularly reviewed to avoid tumor recurrence.