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Bookmark or Share- Methods and Applications for Population Based Survival Workshop - CancerThere are several measures of cancer survival that can be estimated from cancer registry data (e.g. crude vs. net) depending on the question of interest.
- Measures of Cancer SurvivalThree measures of cancer survival can be calculated in SEER*Stat software: Observed all cause survival - Observed survival is an estimate of the probability of surviving all causes of death. Net cancer-specific survival (policy-based statistic) - This is the probability of surviving cancer in the absence of other causes of death.
- Cancer Survival Statistics ReferencesEstimating relative survival for cancer patients from SEER using expected rates based on Ederer I versus Ederer II method. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2011. Technical Report #2011-01.
- Cancer Survival Statistics OverviewCancer survival is the proportion of patients alive at some point subsequent to the diagnosis of their cancer, or from some point post-diagnosis (conditional survival). It is represented as the probability of a group of patients "surviving" a specified length of time (e.g. 3 years, 5 years, 20 years).
- Methods & Tools for Population-based Cancer StatisticsThe Surveillance Research Program provides innovative methods and software tools for the analysis and interpretation of cancer statistics. Statistical Methods & Tools; Geospatial Methods & Tools
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