On the use of flexible excess hazard regression models for describing long-term breast cancer survival: a case-study using population-based cancer registry data
Abstract Background Breast cancer prognosis has dramatically improved over 40 years. There is, however, no proof of population ‘cure’. This research aimed to examine the pattern of long-term excess mortality due to breast cancer and evaluate its determinants in the context of cancer registry data. M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5304-2 |