Abstract:ObjectiveAccurate estimates of survival guide decision-making for patients and oncologists. Advances in the capacity to measure complex tumour biology and patient factors allow for concurrent consideration of clinical, pathological, molecular, and biological markers for prognostication. Clinical prediction tools are a mechanism to combine and personalize these increasingly large amounts of complex information for prognostication.
ApproachWe describe the process of linking routinely collected health data,… Show more
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