近年来,许多类型肿瘤病人的预后,有所改善,如儿童急性淋巴细胞性白血病的死亡率,几十年前几乎为100％,现今50％以上数病例经新的治疗方法后,可维持较长期缓解(>5年)。还有相当数量数肾母细胞瘤,何杰金氏病,和其他儿童肿瘤患者,目前可获治愈。成人癌症的生存率,虽然速度较慢,但也有改善。 In recent years, the prognosis of many types of cancer patients has improved, such as the mortality rate of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which was almost 100% several decades ago. More than 50% of the cases nowadays can be maintained after new treatments. Long-term relief (>5 years). There are a considerable number of nephroblastomas, Hodgkin’s disease, and other childhood cancer patients that are currently curable. The survival rate of adult cancer, although slower, has also improved.