Estimating expected survival probabilities for relative survival analysis - Exploring the impact of including cancer patient mortality in the calculations

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2626-2632

  Talbäck, Mats ^a,b   Dickman, Paul W ^b  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer survival; Excess mortality; Expected survival; Relative survival; Survival probabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELATIVE SURVIVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755138436     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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