Estimating short-term and long-term survival in rectal cancer patients using cure model

Background: A large number of rectal cancer patients are cured after treatment. In such cases, cure models are used for survival analysis. This study aims to investigate factors that affect survival in rectal cancer using the Cox mixture cure model. Methods: Following a retrospective design, medical...

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Main Authors: Behrouz Beiranvand, Shaghayegh Kamian, Robabeh Ghodssi-Ghassemabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=9;spage=5615;epage=5620;aulast=Beiranvand