title: Reply to Letter to the Editor by Remontet et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences University of Leicester Leicester, UK.|Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Karolinska Institutet Solna, Sweden.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Crowther
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences University of Leicester Leicester, UK.|Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Karolinska Institutet Solna, Sweden.
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016019:Survival Analysis