Journal article
Temporal trends in the incidence and relative survival of non-small cell lung cancer in Canada: A population-based study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to estimate trends in incidence and relative survival ratio in patients diagnosed with invasive lung cancer in Canada over the period of 1992-2007.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We identified patients with primary invasive non-small cell lung cancers in the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) dataset. Patients younger than 18 years of age were excluded in this analysis. A flexible parametric model was used to …
Authors
Akhtar-Danesh N; Finley C
Journal
Lung Cancer, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. 8–14
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.07.004
ISSN
0169-5002