Background Cancer, heart failure and stroke are among the most common causes of death
worldwide. Investigation of the prognostic impact of each disease is important, especially for …

The widespread availability of statistical packages has undoubtedly helped hematologists
worldwide in the analysis of their data, but has also led to the inappropriate use of statistical …

Limited population‐based cancer registry data available in China until now has hampered
efforts to inform cancer control policy. Following extensive efforts to improve the systematic …

Background Head and neck (H&N) cancers are a heterogeneous group of malignancies,
affecting various sites, with different prognoses. The aims of this study are to analyse …

Objectives To assess the influence of stage at breast cancer diagnosis, tumour biology, and
treatment on survival in contemporary times of better (neo-) adjuvant systemic therapy …

Importance A diagnosis of cancer carries a substantial risk of psychological distress. There
has not yet been a national population-based study in England of the risk of suicide after …

Background: Peripheral blood-derived inflammation-based scores such as the neutrophil–
lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have recently been proposed …

An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, Fourth Edition provides a cohesive framework
for statistical modelling, with an emphasis on numerical and graphical methods. This new …

Estimation of relative survival has become the first and the most basic step when reporting
cancer survival statistics. Standard estimators are in routine use by all cancer registries …

Background—Over the past decades, the life expectancy of individuals with congenital heart
disease (CHD) has increased significantly. However, precise estimates for survival to …