Description
Cancer is a dreaded disease. One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer within their lifetime. Medical Statistics for Cancer Studies shows how cancer data can be analysed in a variety of ways, covering cancer clinical trial data, epidemiological data, biological data, and genetic data. It gives some background in cancer biology and genetics, followed by detailed overviews of survival analysis, clinical trials, regression analysis, epidemiology, meta-analysis, biomarkers, and cancer informatics. It includes lots of examples using real data from the author's many years of experience working in a cancer clinical trials unit.
Features:
- A broad and accessible overview of statistical methods in cancer research
- Necessary background in cancer biology and genetics
- Details of statistical methodology with minimal algebra
- Many examples using real data from cancer clinical trials
- Appendix giving statistics revision.
About the Author
Trevor F. Cox is retired from Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9780367486150
Author Trevor F. Cox
Format Hardback
Page Count 334
Imprint Chapman & Hall/CRC
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 780g
