On the estimation of survival.

Seminars in surgical oncology ·Vol. 10 ·No. 1 ·1994-00-00 ·Pages 2-6

Henson DE, Ries LA

Abstract

The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods for calculating survival according to the TNM (Topography, Lymph Node, and Metastasis) are described. Methods include the observed, relative, and conditional survival rates. For large cohorts, relative survival calculated by the life table method is most useful. Conditional survival, which requires long-term follow-up, is clinically the most informative. In addition, follow-up methods employed by tumor registries are considered.

MeSH Terms

Aged Breast Neoplasms/mortality,pathology Colorectal Neoplasms/mortality,pathology Epidemiologic Methods Female Follow-Up Studies Forecasting Humans Life Tables Lung Neoplasms/mortality,pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Neoplasms/mortality,pathology Population Surveillance Probability Prognosis Prostatic Neoplasms/mortality,pathology Registries Survival Rate United States/epidemiology

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Henson D E

Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Ries L A

Article Info

Journal

Seminars in surgical oncology

Abbr.

Semin Surg Oncol

ISSN

8756-0437

DOI

10.1002/ssu.2980100103

Published

1994-00-00

Pages

2-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

8503713

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1002/ssu.2980100103

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