Mouth Cancer Action Month About mouth cancer Mouth Cancer Action Month Learn about mouth cancer How to spot mouth cancer Mouth cancer risk factors Living with mouth cancer Statistics and reports Mouth cancer statistics Diagnosis to Daily Life The State of Mouth Cancer UK Report 2024 How mouth cancer impacts patients Diet Treatment Relationships Finances and money Mental health Confidence Aftercare Patient journeys Get involved Events and activities Blue Ribbon Appeal Become an ambassador Blue Wednesday Fundraising Need some inspiration? Set up your fundraising page Our current fundraisers Other ways to fundraise Make a donation Who's behind it Oral Health Foundation Support services Downloads Social media posts Oral Health Foundation Home Survival Spotting mouth cancer early is crucial for beating the disease. Early detection boosts our chances of survival from 50% to 90%. Depending on where the cancer strikes, the one-year survival rate for mouth cancer is between 60% and 84%. Survival rate after 10 years drops to between 18% and 57%. Women have better one-year, five-year and 10-year survival rates compared to men. Hypopharyngeal cancer has the lowest survival rate standing at just over 60% after one year and around 18% after 10 years. Oropharyngeal cancer has the highest survival rate standing at just over 84% after one year and nearly 57% after 10 years. Tongue cancer 80% of men survive tongue cancer for at least one year. This is predicted to fall to 60% surviving for five years or more. Survival for women is similar with 81% surviving for one year or more, and 62% predicted to survive for at least five years. The ten year survival rate for tongue cancer is 51% in men and 54% in women. Oropharyngeal cancer 84% of men survive oropharyngeal cancer for at least one year, and this is predicted to fall to 66% surviving for five years or more. Survival for women is similar with 84% surviving for one year or more, and 66% predicted to survive for at least five years The ten year survival rate for oropharyngeal cancer is 57% in men and 59% in women. Oral cavity cancer 78% of men survive oral cavity cancer for at least one year, and this is predicted to fall to 54% surviving for five years or more. Survival for women is similar to men one year after diagnosis with 79% surviving for one year or more and higher than men at five years after diagnosis with 60% predicted to survive for at least five years. The ten year survival rate for oral cavity cancer is 42%% in men and 50% in women. Hypopharyngeal cancer 60% of men survive hypopharyngeal cancer for at least one year, and this is predicted to fall to 27% surviving for five years. Survival for women is similar with 61% surviving for one year or more, and 30% predicted to survive for at least five years. The ten year survival rate for hypopharyngeal cavity cancer is 18% in men and 23% in women. Manage Cookie Preferences