This dataset, colon_stageBC_chemo_df, is a data frame containing data from one of the first successful trials of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage B/C colon cancer. The dataset includes 1858 observations (with two records per patient: one for recurrence and one for death) and 16 clinical variables.
Usage
data(colon_stageBC_chemo_df)Format
A data frame with 1858 observations and 16 variables:
- id
Numeric patient identifier
- study
Numeric study code
- rx
Factor with 3 levels indicating treatment group
- sex
Numeric gender code
- age
Numeric age in years
- obstruct
Numeric obstruction status
- perfor
Numeric perforation status
- adhere
Numeric adhesion status
- nodes
Numeric count of lymph nodes
- status
Numeric event status
- differ
Numeric differentiation grade
- extent
Numeric tumor extent
- surg
Numeric surgery code
- node4
Numeric node4 status
- time
Numeric follow-up time
- etype
Numeric event type
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'colon_stageBC_chemo_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the DigestiveDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.