When Do Changes in Cancer Survival Mean Progress? The Insight From Population Incidence and Mortality
Conclusions
Changes in survival must be interpreted in the context of incidence and mortality. Increased survival only represents progress when accompanied by a reduction in incidence, mortality, or ideally both.
Source: JNCI Monographs - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cho, H., Mariotto, A. B., Schwartz, L. M., Luo, J., Woloshin, S. Tags: Article Source Type: research
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