"Figure 2: 5-year age-standardised net survival^1^ (per cent) for adults^2^ diagnosed during 2007 to 2009 and followed up to 2014: England, 8 common cancers, by sex","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. Survival estimates were age-standardised using a standard population of cancer patients (see Background note 3 of statistical bulletin). 2. Adults ages 15 to 99 years. 3. The symbol (:) means not available. Breast cancer in males is rare, and survival estimates are not available. 4. The symbol (z) means not applicable." "Unit","Net survival (per cent)" "","" "Cancer","Men","Women" "Oesophagus","12.4","13.8" "Stomach","17.4","19.7" "Colon","55.3","55.4" "Lung","8.6","10.8" "Breast",":","84.4" "Cervix","z","65.5" "Prostate","80.5","z" "Bladder","57.9","47.3"