Digestive-tract cancers are estimated to account for about 2 in 10 of all cancers diagnosed and nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths. A person’s chance of surviving depends on the type of digestive-tract cancer: colorectal cancer (the most common digestive-tract cancer) had the highest 5-year relative survival rate (69%), while pancreatic cancer (the second most common digestive-tract cancer) had the lowest 5-year relative survival of all specified digestive cancers (8.7%).