This dataset, NCCTGLungCancer_df, is a data frame containing data on survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). The data includes 228 observations and 10 variables related to clinical and performance score data for lung cancer patients.
Usage
data(NCCTGLungCancer_df)Format
A data frame with 228 observations and 10 variables:
- inst
Institution code (numeric).
- time
Survival time in days (numeric).
- status
Survival status: 1 = dead, 2 = alive (numeric).
- age
Age of the patient (numeric).
- sex
Sex of the patient: 1 = male, 2 = female (numeric).
- ph.ecog
ECOG performance score (numeric).
- ph.karno
Karnofsky performance score (numeric).
- pat.karno
Patient's Karnofsky performance score (numeric).
- meal.cal
Daily calorie intake (numeric).
- wt.loss
Weight loss in kilograms (numeric).
Source
Data taken from the nftbart package. Based on survival data from patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). Performance scores rate how well the patient can perform usual daily activities.
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'NCCTGLungCancer_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.