Omiya defender Tsukamoto says he has cancer (28-feb-2010) › Japan Today

Omiya Ardija defender Taishi Tsukamoto said Saturday he has bone cancer in his right thigh.

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Overall, 65-70% patients treated five years ago will be alive today.

That is to say "30-35% patients will be dead in five years."

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5年生存率6～7割・・・。
つまり、4～3割は5年以内に亡くなるのか。
ジャンケンで負けたら死んでしまうようなすごい確率ですね。

A comment (above) compares the probability to a janken game. "If you lose a janken game then you're dead." This is easy to understand for the common touch. And it makes me in fear because it's usual for me to lose the game.

Well, my mom had taught that she had a serious cancer so that only six months to live. But now, about thirty years had passed, she's still fine today. It's amazingly a miracle.