Parametric mixture model for analysing relative survival of patients with multiple cancers

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 147-153

  Heinavaara S ^a   Hakulinen, T ^a,b  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cure rate; Multiple cancers; Parametric mixture model; Relative survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CANCER; PARAMETRIC TEST; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FINLAND; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17444437721     PISSN: 14766647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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