Development and validation of a new predictive model for breast cancer survival in New Zealand and comparison to the Nottingham prognostic index

Development and validation of a new predictive model for breast cancer survival in New Zealand and comparison to the Nottingham prognostic index

Abstract Background The only available predictive models for the outcome of breast cancer patients in New Zealand (NZ) are based on data in other countries. We aimed to develop and validate a predictive model using NZ data for this population, and compare its performance to a widely used overseas mo...

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Main Authors: J. Mark Elwood, Essa Tawfiq, Sandar TinTin, Roger J. Marshall, Tung M. Phung, Ian Campbell, Vernon Harvey, Ross Lawrenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Mortality
Survival
New Zealand
Predictive model
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4791-x

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