The overall 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is now 90%—a dramatic improvement over the early 1960s when the rate was 63%. When considered by stage, the 5-year survival rates are 99% for localized disease and 84% for regionally advanced disease that may have spread to neighboring lymph nodes. For patients with stage 4 disease with distant metastases, the 5-year survival rate drops to 24%. - See more at: http://www.cancerresearch.org/cancer-immunotherapy/impacting-all-cancers/breast-cancer#sthash.HK2oDeTj.dpuf