Long-term survival rates of laryngeal cancer patients treated by radiation and surgery, radiation alone, and surgery alone : studied by lognormal and Kaplan-Meier survival methods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Validation of the use of the lognormal model for predicting long-term survival rates using short-term follow-up data.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>907 cases of laryngeal cancer were treated from 1973–1977 by radiatio...

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Main Authors: Shiels Ross, Yu Edward, Tai Patricia, Tonita Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/13