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Abstract

[Extract] The outcome for patients with stage IV melanomas is poor. The median survival is only six to nine months, with an estimated five-year survival of 5–10% depending on the prognostic factors, the site of metastasis, the number of metastatic sites, and elevated serum LDH levels.

Item ID:	19424
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Non-Research)
ISBN:	978-09775060-7-1
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2013 00:27
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis > 111204 Cancer Therapy (excl Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy) @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 35% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110399 Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 35%
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