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| The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a certain period of time after they were diagnosed with or treated for a disease, such as cancer. The survival rate is often stated as a five-year survival rate, which is the percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive five years after diagnosis or treatment. Also called overall survival rate. |
Previous Definitions: | surgical biopsy, surgical castration, surgical menopause, surgical oncologist, surveillance | Next Definitions: | survivor, survivorship, Sutent, SV40, sweet elm |
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