Understanding Cancer Statistics
Learn definitions of statistical terms, how cancer statistics are used, and how population-based cancer statistics are calculated.
Key Information
- Glossary of Statistical Terms 1
Defines common statistical terms, NCI terminology, and the five key statistical measures of cancer: incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk. NCI monitors these cancer statistics to assess progress and to identify population subgroups and geographic areas in which cancer control efforts need to be concentrated. - Understanding Cancer Prognosis 2
A fact sheet about predicting disease outcome and recovery, and how statistics help doctors estimate a cancer patient’s prognosis.
Table of Links | |
| 1 | http://www.cancer.gov/statistics/glossary |
| 2 | http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Support/prognosis-stats |