A new cure model that corrects for increased risk of non-cancer death: analysis of reliability and robustness, and application to real-life data

Abstract Background Non-cancer mortality in cancer patients may be higher than overall mortality in the general population due to a combination of factors, such as long-term adverse effects of treatments, and genetic, environmental or lifestyle-related factors. If so, conventional indicators may und...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Main Authors:	Laura Botta, Juste Goungounga, Riccardo Capocaccia, Gaelle Romain, Marc Colonna, Gemma Gatta, Olayidé Boussari, Valérie Jooste
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Cure model Increased non-cancer mortality Population-based data Robustness Reliability Life tables
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01876-x