A mixture cure model is a survival model which combines cured probability and survival
probability. In this study, we used a semi-parametric method to analyze the impact of risk …

We introduce nonparametric estimators to estimate the conditional survival function, cure
probability and latency function in the setting of a mixture cure model when the cure status is …

Background Due to the emergence of new COVID-19 mutations and an increase in re-
infection rates, it has become an important priority for the medical community to identify the …

A short introduction to survival analysis and censored data is included in this paper. A
thorough literature review in the field of cure models has been done. An overview on the …

Cardiovascular disease (CVDs) is one of the leading causes of death world-wide. Iraq ranks
20th in the age adjusted Death Rate due to CDVs. In recent years, the treatment of many …

The mixture cure model is a special type of survival models and it assumes that the studied
population is a mixture of susceptible individuals who may experience the event of interest …

Traditional survival analysis models such as the Cox model and the accelerated failure time
model (AFT) assume that all individuals will eventually experience specified endpoint …

Human race is under the COVID-19 pandemic menace since beginning of the year 2020.
Even though the disease is easily transmissible, a massive fraction of the affected people is …

Cardiovascular disease (CVDs) is one of the leading causes of death world-wide. Iraq ranks
20th in the age adjusted Death Rate due to CDVs. In recent years, the treatment of many …

With advancements in medical research, broader range of diseases may be curable, which
indicates some patients may not die owing to the disease of interest. The mixture cure …