Mother gives birth to the 'heaviest girl ever born in the world' weighing FIFTEEN pounds (the same as a 6-month-old) 1  Girl was born at a hospital in India, twice the weight of an average baby.  Surprised her mother Nandini, 19, and medics with her size and weight.
Survival Rates. 1  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the local stage is 90%. 2  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the regional stage is 70%. 3  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the distant stage is 12 %.
1 The overall average 5-year melanoma survival rate for African Americans is only 75 percent, versus 93 percent for Caucasians. 2  Skin cancer represents approximately two to four percent of all cancers in Asians. 61 In 2006, in the most recent study available, 3.5 million cases were diagnosed in 2.2 million people. 2. 2  Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon.