Calculating age-adjusted cancer survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse: an empirical evaluation of various methods

被引：6

作者：

Gondos, A

Parkin, DM

Chokunonga, E

Brenner, H

机构：

[1] German Ctr Res Ageing, Dept Epidemiol, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany

[2] Int Agcy Res Canc, Unit Descript Epidemiol, F-69372 Lyon, France

[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Clin Med, Clin Trial Serv Unit, Oxford, England

[4] Univ Oxford, Epidemiol Studies Unit, Oxford, England

[5] Zimbabwe Natl Canc Registry, Harare, Zimbabwe

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER | 2006年 / 94卷 / 03期

关键词：

cancer survival; age-adjusted survival; sparse data;

D O I：

10.1038/sj.bjc.6602976

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

We evaluated empirically the performance of various methods of calculating age-adjusted survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse. We have illustrated that a recently proposed alternative method of age adjustment involving the use of balanced age groups or age truncation may be useful for enhancing calculability and reliability of adjusted survival estimates.

引用

页码：450 / 454

页数：5

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