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The survival time is calculated conventionally from the date of first treatment or, if not treated, from the date of diagnosis. It gives an idea of the natural history of the disease when subject to the usual treatment.
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Robin, P.E., Powell, J., Holme, G.M., Waterhouse, J.A.H., McConkey, C.C., Robertson, J.E. (1989). Overall Survival. In: Cancer of the Larynx. Clinical Cancer Monographs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10418-5_7
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