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. 1998 Sep;78(5):694-7.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.562.

Recent improvement in survival of breast cancer patients in Saarland, Germany

H Brenner  1 , C Stegmaier, H Ziegler
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Recent improvement in survival of breast cancer patients in Saarland, Germany

H Brenner et al. Br J Cancer. 1998 Sep.
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Abstract

A new method for more timely monitoring of cancer patient survival was employed to assess progress in 5-year survival of breast cancer patients in Saarland, Germany, between 1980-84 and 1990-94. Five-year relative survival gradually increased from 68.8% to 73.5%. Improvements were most pronounced among age groups 50-59 and 60-69. The latter had the highest 5-year relative survival (77.1%) in 1990-94.

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