In the presence of competing causes of event occurrence (e.g., death), the interest might not only be in the overall survival but also in the so-called net survival, that is, the hypothetical survival that would be observed if the disease under study …
BACKGROUND: Non-cancer mortality in cancer patients may be higher than overall mortality in the general population due to a combination of factors, such as long-term adverse effects of treatments, and genetic, environmental or lifestyle-related …
BACKGROUND: Cancer prevalence is heterogeneous because it includes individuals who are undergoing initial treatment and those who are in remission, experiencing relapse, or cured. The proposed statistical approach describes the health status of this …