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Cancer survival rate: What it means for your prognosis
Understanding the numbers
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What is a cancer survival rate?
How are cancer survival rates used?
What can't cancer survival rates tell you?
You might choose to ignore cancer survival rates
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When first diagnosed with cancer, many people ask about their prognosis. You might want to know whether your cancer is relatively easy or more difficult to cure. Your doctor can't predict the future, but can make an estimate based on other people's experiences with the same cancer.
