title: Basic issues in estimating and comparing the survival of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Epidemiologia, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berrino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Estève
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D016019:Survival Analysis