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What does 10 year survival rate mean? if 10 yr survival rate is 70% for a condition, does that mean 70% people will just survive around 10 years only?
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It means the odds of: It means the odds of long term survival are 70%. This typically means that such people are expected to live for long term and have a normal life span.
Answered 9/11/2017
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