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Table 2.

Survival according to the different causes of mortality

Cause of mortality	5-year surv (CI 95%)	10-year surv (CI 95%)	15-year surv (CI 95%)	20-year surv (CI 95%)	25-year surv (CI 95%)
HNSCC	69.3% (67.9–70.7)	66.7% (65.3–68.1)	66.3% (64.9–67.7)	66.3% (64.9–67.7)	66.3% (64.9–67.7)
2nd neoplasm	89.7% (88.7–90.7)	76.7% (75.1–78.3)	65.7% (63.3–68.1)	51.9% (48.4–55.4)	42.3% (37.8–46.8)
Noncancer	91.4% (90.4–92.4)	84.4% (83.0–85.8)	77.1% (74.9–79.3)	68.9% (65.6–72.2)	60.2% (55.1–65.3)

Cause of mortality

5-year surv
(CI 95%)

10-year surv
(CI 95%)

15-year surv
(CI 95%)

20-year surv
(CI 95%)

25-year surv
(CI 95%)

HNSCC

69.3%

(67.9–70.7)

66.7%

(65.3–68.1)

66.3%

(64.9–67.7)

66.3%

(64.9–67.7)

66.3%

(64.9–67.7)

2nd neoplasm

89.7%

(88.7–90.7)

76.7%

(75.1–78.3)

65.7%

(63.3–68.1)

51.9%

(48.4–55.4)

42.3%

(37.8–46.8)

Noncancer

91.4%

(90.4–92.4)

84.4%

(83.0–85.8)

77.1%

(74.9–79.3)

68.9%

(65.6–72.2)

60.2%

(55.1–65.3)