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An alternative view on the task of prognosis.

Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 31 Dec 2012

Bernegger Guenda, Musalek Michael, Rehmann-Sutter Christoph

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Prognosis is central to clinical medical practice. In oncology, an accurate prognosis is a key requirement for making the right therapeutical decisions. Prognosis is even more important when medicine extends its predictive capacities using genetic data. Based on statistics and probability, indices, survival curves and prognostic scores are established. Intending to be an objective and neutral description of...

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PMID: 23347414
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-8428(13)70005-2

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