2006;56;106-130 CA Cancer J Clin Smigal and Michael J. Thun ...
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<strong>CA</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> J <strong>Clin</strong> <strong>2006</strong>;<strong>56</strong>:<strong>106</strong>–<strong>130</strong><br />
FIGURE 8 Five-year Relative Survival Rates Among Patients Diagnosed with Selected <strong>Cancer</strong>s, by Race <strong>and</strong> Stage at Diagnosis, US,<br />
1995 to 2001.<br />
*Data for distant stage melanoma of the skin for African American is not shown.<br />
†The rate for localized stage represents localized <strong>and</strong> regional stages combined. Note: Staging according to Surveillance, Epidemiology,<br />
<strong>and</strong> End Results (SEER) historic stage categories rather than the American Joint Committee on <strong>Cancer</strong> (AJCC) staging system.<br />
Source: Ries LAG, Eisner MP, Kosary Cl, et al. 3<br />
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