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2. Nottingham Prognostic Index - Wikipedia

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   The Nottingham prognostic index (NPI) is used to determine prognosis following surgery for breast cancer. [1] [2] Its value is calculated using three pathological criteria: the size of the tumour; the number of involved lymph nodes; and the grade of the tumour. [1] It is calculated to select patients for adjuvant treatment.

3. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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   The American Cancer Society reports 5-year relative survival rates of over 70% for women with stage 0-III breast cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate close to 100% for women with stage 0 or stage I breast cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate drops to 22% for women with stage IV breast cancer. [3]

4. What is the breast cancer risk calculator recommended by ...

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   Dr. Elizabeth Comen, who treats breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said women should do the assessment with their doctors, not by themselves.

5. Metastatic breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   Metastatic breast cancer can be treated, sometimes for many years, but it cannot be cured. [2] Distant metastases are the cause of about 90% of deaths due to breast cancer. [3] Breast cancer can metastasize anywhere in body but primarily metastasizes to the bone, lungs, regional lymph nodes, liver and brain, with the most common site being the ...

6. Bone metastasis - Wikipedia

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   The list below details the likelihood of a cancer, if in a stage of advanced metastasis, to have spread to bone at time of death: [26] Breast: 65-75%; Prostate: 65-75%; Thyroid: 60%; Kidney: 20-25%; Lung: 30-40%; Given the high incidence of breast, lung and prostate cancer, these patients account for > 80% of patients with bone metastases. [15]

7. List of cancer mortality rates in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States during 2013–2017, the age-adjusted mortality rate for all types of cancer was 189.5/100,000 for males, and 135.7/100,000 for females. [1] Below is an incomplete list of age-adjusted mortality rates for different types of cancer in the United States from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program.