A Simple 3-Parameter Model for Cancer Incidences

Abstract We propose a simple 3-parameter model that provides very good fits for incidence curves of 18 common solid cancers even when variations due to different locations, races, or periods are taken into account. From a data perspective, we use model selection (Akaike information criterion) to sho...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxiao Zhang, Holger Fröhlich, Dima Grigoriev, Sergey Vakulenko, Jörg Zimmermann, Andreas Günter Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21734-x