Showing papers on "Relative survival published in 1979"
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TL;DR: This brief review presents a nonmathematical description of the methods used to describe the outcome of patient groups when the time to an event such as death or disease recurrence is of interest.
Abstract: This brief review presents a nonmathematical description of the methods used to describe the outcome of patient groups when the time to an event such as death or disease recurrence is of interest. Calculation of the product-limit, actuarial and relative survival curves is described and the underlying principles are explained. Two statistical tests frequently used in comparing survival curves (the generalized Wilcoxon and the log-rank or Mantel test) are described and an example of their use is given.
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TL;DR: A retrospective analysis of cases of adenocarcinoma of the prostate seen between 1948 and 1975 showed a difference in age and stage but a similar pattern in survival between groups.
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TL;DR: Marked changes have been observed by the Osaka Cancer Registry in incidence rates of some sites during this period, and five-year relative survival rates for registered cancer cases have been calculated for the first time in Japan.
Abstract: The Research Group for Population-Based Cancer Registration in Japan, which has been collecting cancer incidence and mortality data from participating registries annually since 1974, has also been estimating cancer incidence rates for the whole of Japan by sex, age, and site. Data from the third survey have now been analyzed. Marked changes have been observed by the Osaka Cancer Registry in incidence rates of some sites during this period. Five-year relative survival rates for registered cancer cases have been calculated by the Osaka Registry for the first time in Japan.
15 citations