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Study: Israel has among highest cancer survival rates in the West

Israel has one of the highest survival rates among cancer patients in the West, according to a Health Ministry report released on Tuesday. However, the number of cancer patients in Israel is rapidly growing.
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October 14, 2009

Israel has one of the highest survival rates among cancer patients in the West, according to a Health Ministry report released on Tuesday. However, the number of cancer patients in Israel is rapidly growing.

According to the Health Ministry’s cancer registration unit, 61 of 100 male Jewish cancer patients survive after a five-year recovery period, and 67 of 100 female Jewish patients survive after five years.

Read the full story at HAARETZ.com.

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