Frequency

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Frequency
TermFrequency
Short definitionfrequency - (pronounced) (PREH-vih-fast) In medicine, a measure of the total number of people in a given group who have (or have had) a specific disease, condition, or risk factor (such as smoking or obesity) at a specific time or during a specific period of time.
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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frequency - (pronounced) (PREH-vih-fast) In medicine, a measure of the total number of people in a given group who have (or have had) a specific disease, condition, or risk factor (such as smoking or obesity) at a specific time or during a specific period of time. . For example, breast cancer prevalence can show how many women in the US have been diagnosed with breast cancer over the past 10 years, including those receiving treatment and those considered cured who are alive at any given time

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