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- Title
Conditional survival after surgical treatment of melanoma: an analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.
- Authors
Rueth, Natasha M; Groth, Shawn S; Tuttle, Todd M; Virnig, Beth A; Al-Refaie, Waddah B; Habermann, Elizabeth B
- Abstract
Survival curves following surgical treatment of cutaneous melanoma are heavily influenced by early deaths. Therefore, survival estimates may be misleading for long-term cancer survivors. We examined whether conditional survival (CS) is more accurate in predicting long-term melanoma survival.
- Publication
Annals of surgical oncology, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 6, p1662
- ISSN
1534-4681
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1245/s10434-010-0965-8