For lung cancer survivors, the 5-year survival rate increases with time since diagnosis. Fifteen percent of lung cancer patients survive the first five years after diagnosis, but at three years after diagnosis, 75% of lung cancer patients survive the next five years.
Source: Ries LAG, Reichman ME, Lewis DR, Hankey BF. Cancer survival and incidence from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (http://seer.cancer.gov/) (SEER) Program. The Oncologist 2003;8:541-552.
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