Which is a more accurate predictor in colorectal survival analysis? Nine data mining algorithms vs. the TNM staging system.

OBJECTIVE: Over the past decades, many studies have used data mining technology to predict the 5-year survival rate of colorectal cancer, but there have been few reports that compared multiple data mining algorithms to the TNM classification of malignant tumors (TNM) staging system using a dataset i...

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Main Authors: Peng Gao, Xin Zhou, Zhen-ning Wang, Yong-xi Song, Lin-lin Tong, Ying-ying Xu, Zhen-yu Yue, Hui-mian Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404978?pdf=render