Survival rate

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Survival rate
TermSurvival rate
Short definitionsurvival rate - (pronounced) (ser-VY-vul.
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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survival rate - (pronounced) (ser-VY-vul. . . ) The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a specified period of time after being diagnosed with a disease, such as cancer, or having started treatment. Survival is often expressed as a five-year survival rate, which is the percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive five years after their diagnosis or the start of treatment. Also called overall survival rate

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