This dataset, lung_cancer_survival_df, is a data frame containing survival information for 228 lung cancer patients, with 10 clinical variables including survival time, patient status, age, gender, performance scores, and nutritional indicators.
Usage
data(lung_cancer_survival_df)Format
A data frame with 228 observations (patients) and 10 variables:
- inst
Institution code where patient was treated (numeric)
- time
Survival time in days from diagnosis (numeric)
- status
Censoring status (1 = censored, 2 = died) (numeric)
- age
Patient age at diagnosis in years (numeric)
- sex
Gender (1 = male, 2 = female) (numeric)
- ph.ecog
ECOG performance score (0=asymptomatic to 4=fully disabled) (numeric)
- ph.karno
Karnofsky performance score (0-100) as rated by physician (numeric)
- pat.karno
Karnofsky performance score (0-100) as self-reported by patient (numeric)
- meal.cal
Daily calories consumed at meals (numeric)
- wt.loss
Weight loss in last six months (pounds) (numeric)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'lung_cancer_survival_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets 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.