Disease-specific Survival at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Disease-specific Survival? The percentage of subjects in a study who have survived a particular disease for a defined period of time. Usually reported as time since diagnosis or treatment. In calculating this percentage, only deaths from the disease being studied are counted. Subje

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