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anovikov
on Sept 28, 2019
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Skin cancer: Half of people surviving advanced mel...
That's what always bugged me: after a 5-year survival, what is the typical probability of cancer
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returning? I.e. to what extent 5-year survival == "cure"?
huherto
on Sept 29, 2019
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Muy guess is that you have 52% of surviving another 5 years. But as the xkcd lanes comic linked explains you are never really cured.
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