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ceived before, during and after the operation. Given that patients who experience complications generally survive the first 30 days thanks to intensive care and other interventions, this comparison also presents those who die within 90 days. Figure 121 compares county results for 2009–2011. The comparison covers all 2 432 men and 1 601 women – almost 90 per cent of those operated on for rectal cancer – who underwent rectal resection surgery during the period. A total of 115, or 2.8 per cent, of all patients died within 90 days of surgery. Although the percentage differed among the various counties, the fact that many of them had so few cases led to substantial statistical uncertainty. Altogether 3.2 per cent of men and 2.3 per cent of women died within 90 days of surgery during the period. Age, gender, and severity of the malignancy, none of which have been considered in this report, affected the percentage of deaths.
122 Breast Cancer – Relative Five-year Survival Rates Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in middle-aged women. A total of 7 917 women and 33 men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and Sweden currently has approximately 88 800 females alive having had a previous diagnosis of breast cancer. The risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer before age 75 is approximately 10 per cent. The condition is uncommon before 35–40, after which it
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