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SEER Training Modules
(from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query system, November, 1994)
Bulky disease has prognostic significance.
| Stage | Survival Rate |
|---|---|
| Stage I | > 95 % |
| Stage II | > 95 % |
| Stage III | 70 % |
Note: these stages are not equivalent to AJCC stage groupings