lung                package:survival                R Documentation

_N_C_C_T_G _L_u_n_g _C_a_n_c_e_r _D_a_t_a

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North
     Central Cancer Treatment Group.  Performance scores rate how well
     the patient can perform usual daily activities.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     lung
     cancer

_F_o_r_m_a_t:


       inst:       Institution code
       time:       Survival time in days
       status:     censoring status 1=censored, 2=dead
       age:        Age in years
       sex:        Male=1 Female=2
       ph.ecog:    ECOG performance score (0=good 5=dead)
       ph.karno:   Karnofsky performance score (bad=0-good=100) rated by physician
       pat.karno:  Karnofsky performance score as rated by patient
       meal.cal:   Calories consumed at meals
       wt.loss:    Weight loss in last six months

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Terry Therneau

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Loprinzi CL. Laurie JA. Wieand HS. Krook JE. Novotny PJ. Kugler
     JW. Bartel J. Law M. Bateman M. Klatt NE. et al. Prospective
     evaluation of prognostic variables from patient-completed
     questionnaires. North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Journal of
     Clinical Oncology. 12(3):601-7, 1994.