This dataset, ChildCancer_df, is a data frame containing information on 406 children diagnosed with cancer between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2003, in the region of North Portugal. The dataset includes complete records on the age at diagnosis, demographic details, and survival information. Due to the interval sampling, the age at diagnosis is doubly truncated by the time from birth to the beginning and end of the study.
Usage
data(ChildCancer_df)Format
A data frame with 406 observations and 8 variables:
- X
Unspecified numerical variable (numeric).
- U
Unspecified numerical variable (numeric).
- V
Unspecified numerical variable (numeric).
- ICCGroup
Cancer group classification (numeric).
- Status
Survival status of the child: 1 = alive, 2 = deceased (numeric).
- SurvTime
Survival time in days (numeric).
- Residence
Residence type of the child: 1 = urban, 2 = rural (numeric).
- Sex
Sex of the child: 1 = male, 2 = female (numeric).
Source
Data taken from the DTDA package. The childhood cancer data were gathered from the IPO (Registo Oncológico do Norte) service in North Portugal, kindly provided by Doctor Maria José Bento.
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'ChildCancer_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the OncoDataSets 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.