This book is the standard reference manual of cancer registration methodology and uses. It
provides guidelines on all aspects, such as the establishment of a registry, collection …

The methods of calculation of survival corrected for independent cause of death are
discussed, and a maximum likelihood method is proposed and illustrated by survival of …

Salivary gland carcinomas demonstrate a wide diversity of histopathological types and
biological behavior. The aim of this study was to analyze relative survival of patients with …

Survival from cancer or other chronic diseases is often measured using the relative survival
rate. This, in turn, is defined as the ratio of the observed survival rate in the patient group …

A multicenter observational study was performed on 839 adult patients with a chronic
myeloproliferative disorder and a platelet count in excess of 600× 10 9/l to compare the …

The association between survival in breast cancer and menopausal hormone treatment prior
to diagnosis was analyzed by comparing 261 women who developed the disease in a …

Background: Prophylactic family screening and surgery has improved the outcome of
patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) largely preventing deaths due to …

The prognosis among patients diagnosed with oesophageal cancer is poor with an overall 5‐
year survival close to 5% in most countries. Improved diagnostic and surgical strategies …

Objective: To determine the long term relative survival of all patients who had surgery for
abdominal aortic aneurysm in Western Australia during 1985-94. Design: Population based …

Objectives A survival analysis was conducted on patients with COPD receiving long-term
oxygen therapy (LTOT) to compare two different statistical methods. Methods We used a …