June 14, 2000

Are Increasing 5-Year Survival Rates Evidence of Success Against Cancer?

Puntos clave

Los puntos clave no están disponibles para este artículo en este momento.

Resumen

Although 5-year survival is a valid measure for comparing cancer therapies in a randomized trial, our analysis shows that changes in 5-year survival over time bear little relationship to changes in cancer mortality. Instead, they appear primarily related to changing patterns of diagnosis. JAMA. 2000.

Connected Papers

Building similarity graph...

Analyzing shared references across papers

Discussion

Cite this study

H. Gilbert Welch (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69db1d4c4e9a02dbaa685007 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.283.22.2975

Also consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

Progress against Cancer?· 1986 · 410 citations
Measurement of progress against cancer. Extramural Committee to Assess Measures of Progress Against Cancer.· 1990 · 72 citations
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging and Overestimations of Disease Prevalence and the Benefits of Therapy· 1993 · 551 citations
Prostate Cancer Detection in a Clinical Urological Practice by Ultrasonography, Digital Rectal Examination and Prostate Specific Antigen· 1990 · 774 citations
Unexpected High Prevalence of Silent Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis· 1989 · 311 citations

Authors

H. Gilbert Welch

Journals

JAMA

Actions

Institutions

White River Junction VA Medical Center

References and Citations

Connected Papers

Building similarity graph...

Analyzing shared references across papers

Are Increasing 5-Year Survival Rates Evidence of Success Against Cancer?

Puntos clave

Resumen

Citation Network

Connected Papers

Discussion

Cite this study

Also consider

Authors

Journals

Actions

Institutions

References and Citations

Citation Network

Connected Papers

Discussion