How many deaths have been avoided through improvements in cancer survival?
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[How many deaths have been avoided through improvements in cancer survival?].
OBJECTIVE To estimate how many deaths from cancer have been avoided in England and Wales because of recent improvements in survival. DESIGN Analysis of national statistics. SETTING England and Wales. SUBJECTS 1.5 million adults with diagnosis of one of 47 different cancers during 1981-5 or 1986-90. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Reduction in number of cancer deaths within five years of diagnosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0959-8138
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.895