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Title: Give a counter argument to the statement that a high 5-year survival rate indicates that a person ...
Post by: jordant.22 on Feb 12, 2018
Give a counter argument to the statement that a high 5-year survival rate indicates that a person can be cured.
 
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Title: Give a counter argument to the statement that a high 5-year survival rate indicates that a person ...
Post by: virpal jattana on Feb 12, 2018
The 5-year survival rate is being used as a measure of curability. However, some cancers are prone to late recurrences and may be fatal even many years after the initial treatment, such as breast cancer and malignant melanoma.