Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Demography and health issues: Population aging, mortality and data analysis |
Authors | Brennan, Janelle (Author), Chan, K. C. (Author), Kippen, Rebecca (Author), Lenard, C. T. (Author), Mills, T. M. (Author) and Williams, Ruth F. G. (Author) |
Editors | Skiadas, Christos H. and Skiadas, Charilaos |
Volume | 46 |
Page Range | 97-106 |
Series | The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis |
Chapter Number | 9 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Chan, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783319760018 |
9783319760025 | |
ISSN | 1389-6784 |
2215-1990 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76002-5_9 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-76002-5_9 |
Abstract | Cancer incidence and mortality statistics in two populations are usually compared by use of either age-standardised rates or cumulative risk by a certain age. We argue that the cumulative rate is a superior measure because it obviates the need for a standard population, and is not open to misinterpretation as is the case for cumulative risk. Then we illustrate the application of the cumulative rate by analysing incidence and mortality data for kidney cancer in Australia using the cumulative rate. Kidney cancer is also known as malignant neoplasm of kidney: we use the term kidney cancer in this paper. We define kidney cancer as the disease classified as C64 according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD10) by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Kidney cancer is one of the less common cancers in Australia. In 2012, approximately 2.5% of all new cases of cancer were kidney cancer, and approximately 2.1% of all cancer related deaths in Australia are due to kidney cancer. There is variation in incidence and mortality by sex, age, and geographical location in Australia. We examine how the cumulative rate performs in measuring the variation of this disease across such subpopulations. This is part of our effort to promote the use of the cumulative rate as an alternative to the age-standardised rates or cumulative risk. In addition we hope that this statistical investigation will contribute to the aetiology of the disease from an Australian perspective. |
Keywords | kidney cancer, incidence, mortality, cumulative rate, descriptive epidemiology |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420308. Health informatics and information systems |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Health, Victoria |
School of Management and Enterprise | |
Monash University | |
La Trobe University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4v31/applications-of-the-cumulative-rate-to-kidney-cancer-statistics-in-australia
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