Conditional survival of 56,268 patients with breast cancer

摘要: Background. Survival rates calculated from the date of diagnosis may not be predictive future outcome for patients who have already survived several years after diagnosis. Conditional survival are more informative clinically because they take into account diagnosis. Methods. relative were by life-table method using data Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program National Cancer Institute. Results. up to 8 having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 presented stage disease 56,268 women diagnosed as invasive breast cancer 1983 1987. Conclusions. Women with Stage IV had a better moved further in time their did improve those I II regardless number 1995; 76:237–42.