Determining the Risk Factors Affecting on Death Due to Colorectal Cancer Progression: Survival Analysis in the Presence of Competing Risks

ConclusionThe results of this study showed that cancer-related death is strongly correlated with under-weight (BMI  <  18.5) and advanced clinical stage of the disease in patients with colorectal cancer. So, in the presence of competing events, both types of regression hazard models should be applied to permit a full understanding of the impact of covariates on the incidence and the rate of occurrence of each out come.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research