OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
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The number of people alive at some point after they have been diagnosed with cancer refers to:
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Survival rate
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Mortality rate
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Incidence rate
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Occurrence rate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cancer survival means the percentage of people still alive after a particular amount of time. Survival statistics for cancer are usually written as: 1 year survival. 5 year survival.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Facts & Figures annual report provides: Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2022 (In 2022, there will be an estimated 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 609, 360 cancer deaths in the United States.)
Detailed explanation-3: -1. Breast cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate for stage 0 and 1 breast cancer is 99–100 percent . Therefore, people with this stage and type of cancer are almost 100 percent as likely to survive for at least 5 years as people without the condition.
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