Providing Clinicians and Patients With Actual Prognosis: Cancer in the Context of Competing Causes of Death

Conclusion Both cancer and actual prognosis measures are important. Cancer registries should routinely report both cancer and actual prognosis to help clinicians and researchers understand the difference between these measures and what question they can and cannot answer. We encourage them to use formats like the ones presented in this paper to communicate them clearly.

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Source: JNCI Monographs - November 21, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Howlader, N., Mariotto, A. B., Woloshin, S., Schwartz, L. M. Tags: Article Source Type: research