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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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Brenner, H., Stegmaier, C. & Ziegler, H. Recent improvement in survival of breast cancer patients in Saarland, Germany. Br J Cancer 78, 694–697 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1998.562
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