cure rate

collocation in English

meaningsofcureandrate

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cure
noun[C]
uk
/kjʊər/us
/kjʊr/
something that makes someone who is sick ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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Changes incurerateand changes in influx of infections were examined.
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When the disease presents before metastatic spread, thecurerateis greater than 90%.
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It has a highcurerate(85%), which has been achieved using a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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The randomised trial of these infants found that miconazole gel had a significantly highercureratecompared with nystatin suspension.
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In all cases, thecurerate(proportion of subjects treated in whom disappearance of ova and\\or parasites was observed after treatment) has been tabulated.
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The uninsured were thought to have a lowercureratebecause of their lower ability to finance the full course of tuberculosis treatment.
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Despite advances in chemotherapeutic regimens, relapse is frequent and the high initial response rate does not translate to a highcurerate.
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Cureratefor small cancer is higher thancureratefor larger cancers.
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Despite advances in the use and development of conventional cytotoxic agents, thecurerateremains disappointing in most patients with advanced disease of the common solid tumours.
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Insured patients could have more access to expensive drugs, referred to specialized health care facilities, and have a highercurerate(according to the doctor's opinion) for tuberculosis.
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That hospital has the highestcureratefor bladder cancer in the world.
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When women co-operate with the medical profession, thecureratefor breast cancer improves tremendously.
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Some authors claim that their 5 yearcureratefor primary basal cell cancer exceeded 99% while other noted more conservativecurerateof 97%.
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It has been used in the removal of melanoma-in-situ (curerate77% to 98% depending on surgeon), and certain types of melanoma (curerate52%).
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There is nothing magical about itscurerateor why years of training is required.
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Cisplatin is particularly effective against testicular cancer; thecureratewas improved from 10% to 85%.
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Cureratefor nodular basal cell cancer is higher than for infiltrative basal cell cancer.
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Studies showed this method was effective with acurerateof 80%.
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Thecurerate, even for metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma, is around 90-95%.
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All three combination treatments were shown highly efficacious (97.5%curerate).
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