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nonbel
2310 days ago
Please provide sources so we can see where these numbers are coming from.
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dannykwells
2310 days ago
I'm out w my newborn but will do when I get back.
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nonbel
2310 days ago
If I'm reading this right it looks like 3 yr survival was 30-50% in high risk melanoma patients in the late 1960s to early 1970s:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1344342/
That is pretty much the same as in your paper. Not sure how comparable those patients are though.
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nonbel
2310 days ago
Thanks, do you have one for melanoma in mind for comparison to that study when you say "used to be lethal".
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dannykwells
2310 days ago
Ok, mostly there. Will try to find more.
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