Critical Points for Interpreting Patients' Survival Rate Using Cancer Registries: A Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival rate is used to develop cancer control plans. However, there are limitations and biases when interpreting patient survival rate data. This study aimed to identify and account for potential biases and/or limitations on estimating survival rate to enable more effective control of cancer.

Methods

The authors searched PubMed from December 2010 to December 2015 for articles that investigated or described biases in estimating patient survival using cancer registries. Articles that only described the tendency of survival rate and investigated relationships between patient characteristics, treatment, and survival rate were excluded.

Results

In total, 50 articles met the inclusion criteria. The identified potential biases were categorized into three areas,

SUBMITTER: Okuyama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792228 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature