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Multiple prognostic factors and outcome analysis in patients with cancer. Communication from the American joint committee on cancer
Author(s) -
Fielding L. Peter,
Henson Donald Earl
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19930401)71:7<2426::aid-cncr2820710742>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , outcome (game theory) , selection (genetic algorithm) , oncology , intensive care medicine , family medicine , mathematics , mathematical economics , artificial intelligence , computer science
The authors report the establishment of a new Committee of the American Joint Committee on Cancer that has two objectives as follows: (1) to review the methods available to estimate outcome and (2) to study certain tumors to determine whether an expanded list of prognostic factors can be formulated into new prognostic systems that will have scientific value and clinical utility for treatment selection and staging.