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		inetsee on Sept 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Skin cancer: Half of people surviving advanced mel... 5 Year survival rate is one of the standard measures for the effectiveness of a medical treatment.

anovikov on Sept 28, 2019 [–]

That's what always bugged me: after a 5-year survival, what is the typical probability of cancer ever returning? I.e. to what extent 5-year survival == "cure"?

huherto on Sept 29, 2019 | [–]

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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