In 2021, thyroid cancer had the highest five-year relative survival rate in South Korea, with 100.1 percent. The lowest relative survival rate was among pancreatic cancer patients, at only 15.9 percent. Cancerous neoplasms are the leading cause of death in South Korea, particularly in people 40 years and older.
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National Cancer Center. "Five-year Relative Survival Rate of Leading Types of Cancer in South Korea in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440857/south-korea-five-year-relative-survival-rate-of-main-cancers/
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Five-year relative survival rate of leading types of cancer in South Korea in 2021 [Graph], National Cancer Center, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440857/south-korea-five-year-relative-survival-rate-of-main-cancers/