Cancer Statistics definitions beginning with R

A specific measurement of survival where the rate is calculated by adjusting the rate to remove all causes of death except cancer. It is the ratio of a cancer patient's chance of surviving a given time interval to that of an average person of the same age and sex.
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Browse Related Terms: age-adjusted rate, Fast Stats, ICCC classification, life tables, lifetime risk, standard error, standard million population, standard population

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The time elapsed before a diagnosed cancer case is reported to the NCI. Currently, the NCI allows a standard delay of 22 months between the end of the diagnosis year and the time the cancers are first reported to the NCI in November, almost two years later.
NCI: National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: delay adjusted rate, georeferenced statistics, incidence, mortality

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