When do I know I am cured? Using conditional estimates to provide better information about cancer survival prospects.

The article describes a study on the latest conditional survival estimates for cancer patients in Queensland. The study gathered data from the Queensland Cancer Registry which lists patients diagnosed with invasive cancer between 1982 and 2007. According to the study, there is an improvement on the prognosis of the cancer patients' survival each year and a 5-year relative survival rate for the most common types of invasive cancer is seen. Patients with stomach, colorectal, cervical and thyroid cancer have a 5-year survival rate.