Critical Points for Interpreting Patients' Survival Rate Using Cancer Registries: A Literature Review.

Ayako OkuyamaAkiko ShibataHiroshi Nishimoto

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2017)

We concluded that survival rate can be suitable for answering questions related to health policy and research. Several factors should be considered when interpreting survival rates estimated using cancer registries.

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