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Estimating relative survival for cancer : an analysis of bias introduced by outdated life tables / by Larry F. Ellison.: CS82-003/2014-2-2E-PDF

"The relative survival ratio (RSR) is the preferred measure for evaluating and comparing survival in population-based cancer studies. It is defined as the ratio of the observed survival in a group of people diagnosed with cancer to the expected survival of a comparable group of people—free from the cancer under study—in the general population. In practice, expected survival is typically estimated from general population life tables. … Based on data from the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR), this study examines the impact of using historical rather than current life tables to estimate expected survival in calculations of RSRs. Results are presented by sex, age group, and survival duration. …"--Page 13.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleEstimating relative survival for cancer : an analysis of bias introduced by outdated life tables / by Larry F. Ellison.
Series title
  • Health reports, 1209-1367 ; v. 25, no. 2, [2]
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Estimation de la survie relative dans le cas du cancer : une analyse du biais attribuable à l'utilisation de tables de mortalité périmées.
  • ISSN of series supplied from ISSN Portal.
  • "Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 82-003-X, Health Reports."
  • "Article."
  • "Methodological insights."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-19).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, February 2014.
  • ©2014
Author / Contributor
  • Ellison, Larry F., author.
Description1 online resource (pages 13-19).
Catalogue number
  • CS82-003/2014-2-2E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number82-003-X
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