Prostate cancer

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Des.Perf             Desired performance for a survival rate is a high number.

NHC 1998-2000   Norton Healthcare cancer survival rates for patients originally diagnosed
                             in 1998 to 2000.

NHC 1999-2001   Norton Healthcare cancer survival rates for patients originally diagnosed
                              in 1999 to 2001.

KY 1998-2000      Kentucky cancer survival rates for patients originally diagnosed in 1998 to 2000.

U.S. 1998-2000    National cancer survival rates for patients originally diagnosed in 1998 to 2000.

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better than U.S. average near U.S. average worse than U.S. average # = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic
blank = does not apply
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  Des Perf NHC 1998 to 2000 NHC 1999 to  2001 KY 1998 to 2000 U.S. 1998 to 2000
5 year survival rate of prostate cancer
stage0 high # # . .
stage1 high 95.3 # 92.6 79.9
stage2 high 97.3 97.8 95.9 87.7
stage3 high 90.6 92.7 93.5 88.8
stage4 high 57.0 50.0 44.7 37.6

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