All‐cause mortality versus cancer‐specific mortality as outcome in cancer screening trials: A review and modeling study

Abstract Background All‐cause mortality has been suggested as an end‐point in cancer screening trials in order to avoid biases in attributing the cause of death. The aim of this study was to investigate which sample size and follow‐up is needed to find a significant reduction in all‐cause mortality....

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Main Authors: Eveline A. M. Heijnsdijk, Marcell Csanádi, Andrea Gini, Kevin tenHaaf, Rita Bendes, Ahti Anttila, Carlo Senore, Harry J. de Koning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2476