Last month, I celebrated my 13th year of survival and embraced my 44th birthday.

上个月，我庆祝我患癌症后活过的第13个年头，迎来我的44岁生日。

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The ability to predict the seasons - by tracking the rising and setting points of the sun throughout the year - was key to survival in ancient times.

在古代，跟踪全年日出和日落的时间点以预测季节的能力是关系到生存的关键问题。

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The five-year survival [rate] was about 92 percent, regardless of which operation [they had].

吉乌利亚诺说：“不论病人做的是哪种手术，存活率都是大约百分之92。

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"The five-year survival was about ninety-two percent regardless of which operation.

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And some do it better than others. One measure of success is the five-year survival rate, and the lead author of a new study says that number varied dramatically among the different medical centers doing lung transplants.

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Women diagnosed at the earliest stage of ovarian cancer have a five-year survival rate of 92%, but the five-year survival rate in the UK is just 36%, amongst the worst in Europe.

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People whose oral cancer is detected early have an 80% chance of surviving for five years, compared to an average five year survival of 50%.

BBC: Minorities warned over oral cancer

It's also one of the most deadly, with a five-year survival rate of just 17%.

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