About 10% of lung cancer patients are cured of the disease, they survive 5 years

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About 10% of lung cancer patients are cured of the disease, they survive 5 years after diagnosis with no
evidence that the cancer returned. only 14% of lung cancer patients survive 5 years after diagnosis. assume that the fraction of incurable lung cancer patients that survive a time t after diagnosis is given by exp(-kt). find an expression for the fraction s(t) of lung cancer patients that survive a time t after being diagnosed with the disease. be sure to determine the values of all of the constants in your answer. what fraction of lung cancer patients survies two years with the disease?

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Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the ... Nonsmokers account for 10–15% of lung cancer cases, and these cases are .... the cancer has already spread beyond the original site by the time they have ..... Of all patients with lung cancer, 15% survive for five years after diagnosis.

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