Childhood cancer survival and avoided deaths in Australia, 1983-2016.

Danny R Youlden Peter David BaadeAndrew S MooreJason D PolePatricia C ValeryJoanne F Aitken

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2022)

Survival for childhood cancer has continued to improve over recent years, thanks mainly to ongoing progress in treatment development combined with improved supportive care. Providing innovative measures of survival, such as avoided deaths, may assist with understanding outcome data produced by cancer registries.

Keyphrases

childhood cancer
young adults
free survival
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
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squamous cell carcinoma
machine learning
chronic pain
big data
deep learning