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      • August 21, 2017 at 9:50 pm
      coconoel
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        I just wanted to note that this person asked about the RECURRENCE rate. The 97% that you quoted is the SURVIVAL RATE, not recurrence rate. 97% of people diagnosed with stage 1A melanoma will still be alive after 5 years — but this doesn't mean they will necessarily be disease-free, it just means that 97% won't have died from their melanoma after 5 years.

        I know the combined recurrence rate for stage I and II is 15%, but I don't know what it is specifically for stage IA or 1B.

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